celulose

//sɨ.lu.ˈlɔ.zɨ// noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,700

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

celulose is aPortuguesenoun. It means: polímero de "cadeia longa" composto de um só monômero, carboidratado, classificado como polissacarídeo; é o componente estrutural primário das plantas e não é digerível pelo homem Pronounced /sɨ.lu.ˈlɔ.zɨ/. Often confused with celulite.

Key facts for celulose
PropertyValue
Headwordcelulose
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sɨ.lu.ˈlɔ.zɨ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,700
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of celulose in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for celulose is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /sɨ.lu.ˈlɔ.zɨ/. Corpus data places it at rank #16,700 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "polímero de "cadeia longa" composto de um só monômero, carboidratado, classificado como polissacarídeo; é o componente estrutural primário das plantas e não é digerível pelo homem".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for celulose, with forms such as "ccelulose", "cellulose", and "celluose". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "celulite", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is celulose, spelled C-E-L-U-L-O-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    polímero de "cadeia longa" composto de um só monômero, carboidratado, classificado como polissacarídeo; é o componente estrutural primário das plantas e não é digerível pelo homem

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccelulose,cellulose,celluose,celullose,celuloes,celulosse,celulsoe,celuolse,ceullose,cleulose,eclulose

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for celulose

Misspelling Variants of "celulose"

ccelulose9cellulose9celluose8celullose9celuloes8celulosse9celulsoe8celuolse8
Misspelling Variants of "celulose"

Frequency rank: #16,700 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "celulose"?
"celulose" is spelled C-E-L-U-L-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /sɨ.lu.ˈlɔ.zɨ/.
What does "celulose" mean?
As a noun, "celulose" means: polímero de "cadeia longa" composto de um só monômero, carboidratado, classificado como polissacarídeo; é o componente estrutural primário das plantas e não é digerível pelo homem
What words are commonly confused with "celulose"?
"celulose" is commonly confused with "celulite". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "celulose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "celulose" is /sɨ.lu.ˈlɔ.zɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "celulose" come from?
"celulose" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.