celte

\sɛlt\

/\sɛlt\/ adj

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“celte” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #27,360. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,360
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif aux Celtes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-celte · celte · French

celte · rank #27,360 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,360
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cassel

Nearest frequency peer: Cassel (-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 « celte »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « celte » 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).

celte vs cet
60% similar
celte vs clé
40% similar
celte vs Cte
40% similar

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

Key facts for celte
PropertyValue
Headwordcelte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\sɛlt\
Letters5
Frequency rank#27,360
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « celte »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.celtese 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 « Cassel » (#27,359), « cercueils » (#27,361), « cassant » (#27,358). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « celte » est au #27,360. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around celte (IPA \sɛlt\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,360 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for celte, with forms such as "ccelte", "celet", and "cellte". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cet", "clé", "Cte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is celte, spelled C-E-L-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relatif aux Celtes.
  2. 2
    En rapport avec la langue celte.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il y a seulement un peu plus de 2000 ans, la majorité de l’Europe occidentale et centrale était encore celte.

Synonyms

celtique

This word in other languages

Celtic(English)céltico(Español)keltisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccelte
  • celet
  • cellte
  • celtte
  • cetle
  • clete
  • eclte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of celte - 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.

ccelte1celet2cellte1celtte1cetle2clete2eclte2
Edit distance from "celte"

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 "celte"?
"celte" is spelled C-E-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛlt\.
What does "celte" mean?
As an adjective, "celte" means: Relatif aux Celtes.
What words are commonly confused with "celte"?
"celte" is commonly confused with "cet", "clé", "Cte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "celte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "celte" is \sɛlt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "celte" come from?
"celte" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bruni#27,352bonds#27,343colza#27,377corte#27,386

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Cassel7 variantsbutton7 variantsDavos7 variantsarides7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list