cells

[sɛlz]

/[sɛlz]/ noun

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The verdict

“cells” is uncommon German (frequency #54,418 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,418
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs cell

Corpus desk

Index DE-cells · cells · German

cells · rank #54,418 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,418
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH castello

Nearest frequency peer: castello (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „cells“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „cells“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cells
PropertyValue
Headwordcells
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sɛlz]
Letters5
Frequency rank#54,418
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „cells“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).cellsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „castello“ (#54,417), „charakteristisches“ (#54,420), „Charm“ (#54,421). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „cells“ bei #54,418. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cells is uncommon German at frequency #54,418 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [sɛlz]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plural des Substantivs cell".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cells, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is cells, spelled C-E-L-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Substantivs cell

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cells"?
"cells" is spelled C-E-L-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [sɛlz].
What does "cells" mean?
As a noun, "cells" means: Plural des Substantivs cell
How do you pronounce "cells"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cells" is [sɛlz]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cells" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Charm#54,421brook#54,406cours#54,431eisig#54,477

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list