céleri-rave
\sɛl.ʁi.ʁav\
The verdict
“céleri-rave” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom usuel d'une variété de céleri (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum) que l'on cultive pour consommer sa tige tubérisée (elle ressemble à une racine) et que l'on mange cuite ou crue.
Corpus desk
Index FR-celeri-rave · céleri-rave · French
céleri-rave · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | céleri-rave |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɛl.ʁi.ʁav\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
céleri-rave is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɛl.ʁi.ʁav\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom usuel d'une variété de céleri (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum) que l'on cultive pour consommer sa tige tubérisée (elle ressemble à une racine) et que l'on mange cuite ou crue.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for céleri-rave, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is céleri-rave, spelled C-É-L-E-R-I---R-A-V-E.
Definition
- 1Nom usuel d'une variété de céleri (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum) que l'on cultive pour consommer sa tige tubérisée (elle ressemble à une racine) et que l'on mange cuite ou crue.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how céleri-rave appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Issu du céleri ordinaire, le céleri-rave en diffère par sa racine charnue, qui atteint souvent la grosseur de deux poings, et par les pétioles de ses feuilles, creux et peu développés.
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