celosía

[seloˈsia]

/[seloˈsia]/ noun

The verdict

“celosía” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,327 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,327
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tablero calado para cerrar ventanas, que impide ser visto pero no impide ver y deja penetrar la luz y el aire. Normalmente es de madera, pero puede ser de piedra u otros materiales.

Key facts for celosía
PropertyValue
Headwordcelosía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[seloˈsia]
Letters7
Frequency rank#74,327
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “celosía” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). celosía lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

celosía is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,327 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [seloˈsia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tablero calado para cerrar ventanas, que impide ser visto pero no impide ver y deja penetrar la luz y el aire. Normalmente es de madera, pero puede ser de piedra u otros materiales.".

No misspelling variants are generated for celosía in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is celosía, spelled C-E-L-O-S-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tablero calado para cerrar ventanas, que impide ser visto pero no impide ver y deja penetrar la luz y el aire. Normalmente es de madera, pero puede ser de piedra u otros materiales.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "celosía"?
"celosía" is spelled C-E-L-O-S-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [seloˈsia].
What does "celosía" mean?
As a noun, "celosía" means: Tablero calado para cerrar ventanas, que impide ser visto pero no impide ver y deja penetrar la luz y el aire. Normalmente es de madera, pero puede ser de piedra u otros materiales.
How do you pronounce "celosía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "celosía" is [seloˈsia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "celosía" come from?
"celosía" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “celosía”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-E-L-O-S-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [seloˈsia] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list