cellulose

\se.ly.loz\

/\se.ly.loz\/ noun

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The verdict

“cellulose” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,096. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,096
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Polysaccaride de formule (C₆H₁₀O₅)ₙ constitué d’une chaîne linéaire de plusieurs centaines à plusieurs milliers d’unités de D-glucose et un composant structurel important de la paroi cellulaire pri...

Corpus desk

Index FR-cellulose · cellulose · French

cellulose · rank #28,096 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,096
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chameaux

Nearest frequency peer: chameaux (+1 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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « cellulose »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « cellulose » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cellulose vs cellule
78% similar
cellulose vs cellules
78% similar
cellulose vs cellulite
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cellulose
PropertyValue
Headwordcellulose
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\se.ly.loz\
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,096
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « cellulose »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.cellulosese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « chameaux » (#28,097), « cats » (#28,094), « chocolatine » (#28,098). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cellulose » est au #28,096. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around cellulose (IPA \se.ly.loz\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,096 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for cellulose, with forms such as "ccellulose", "cellluose", and "cellullose". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "cellule", "cellules", "cellulite", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is cellulose, spelled C-E-L-L-U-L-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Polysaccaride de formule (C₆H₁₀O₅)ₙ constitué d’une chaîne linéaire de plusieurs centaines à plusieurs milliers d’unités de D-glucose et un composant structurel important de la paroi cellulaire primaire des plantes, de nombreuses formes d’algues et des oomycètes.
  2. 2
    Pâte à papier.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cellulose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La cellulose forme la partie fondamentale de la paroi primaire des cellules végétales et de leurs couches d’accroissement. La paroi des jeunes cellules en est entièrement formée.
  2. On a constaté que la cellulose sous forme de papier-filtre est soluble dans les solutions aqueuses concentrées de certains sels , tel que ceux d’antimoine, chlorure d’étain, bromure de zinc.

This word in other languages

cellulose(English)celulosa(Español)Cellulose(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccellulose
  • cellluose
  • cellullose
  • celluloes
  • cellulosse
  • cellulsoe
  • celluolse
  • celullose
  • celulose
  • clelulose
  • ecllulose

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cellulose - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccellulose1cellluose2cellullose1celluloes2cellulosse1cellulsoe2celluolse2celullose2
Edit distance from "cellulose"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cellulose"?
"cellulose" is spelled C-E-L-L-U-L-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \se.ly.loz\.
What does "cellulose" mean?
As a noun, "cellulose" means: Polysaccaride de formule (C₆H₁₀O₅)ₙ constitué d’une chaîne linéaire de plusieurs centaines à plusieurs milliers d’unités de D-glucose et un composant structurel important de la paroi cellulaire pri...
What words are commonly confused with "cellulose"?
"cellulose" is commonly confused with "cellule", "cellules", "cellulite". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cellulose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cellulose" is \se.ly.loz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cellulose" come from?
"cellulose" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cellulose", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

clairière#28,101cognitifs#28,103cantonale#28,088colorants#28,104

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

chameaux11 variantscartels11 variantscaptifs11 variantscomblée11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list