# cell vs Cello

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### cell
*noun · IPA [sɛl] · frequency rank #28,129*
Zelle

### Cello
*noun · IPA [ˈt͡ʃɛlo] · frequency rank #19,858*
zweitgrößtes Instrument der Familie der Streichinstrumente

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/cell-vs-cello