célibe
[ˈseliβ̞e]
The verdict
“célibe” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,712 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,712
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dice de quien no ha contraído matrimonio.
Corpus desk
Index ES-celibe · célibe · Spanish
célibe · rank #88,712 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,712
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH decantación
Nearest frequency peer: decantación (+6 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “célibe”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- cuore
cuore
11,296 corpus weight
- célibe
célibe
11,289 corpus weight
- decantación
decantación
11,283 corpus weight
- decapita
decapita
11,282 corpus weight
- decapitacio…
decapitaciones
11,281 corpus weight
- decúbito
decúbito
11,280 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “célibe” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | célibe |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈseliβ̞e] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #88,712 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “célibe” en español
Rare enough to double-check
célibe is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,712 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈseliβ̞e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for célibe, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is célibe, spelled C-É-L-I-B-E.
Definition
- 1Se dice de quien no ha contraído matrimonio.
- 2Particularmente, se refiere a quien se abstiene de tener relaciones sexuales y de cualquier relación de pareja (incluyendo noviazgo y matrimonio) generalmente para dedicarse a ser sacerdote católico o fraile (hombres) o monja (mujeres). Para lo cual hacen votos de castidad, obediencia y pobreza.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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