Zelle

[ˈt͡sɛlə]

/[ˈt͡sɛlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zelle” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,448. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,448
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleinste lebende Einheit eines Lebewesens

Corpus desk

Index DE-zelle · Zelle · German

Zelle · rank #5,448 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,448
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH wohne

Nearest frequency peer: wohne (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Zelle“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Zelle“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Zelle vs Zoll
60% similar
Zelle vs Zelt
60% similar
Zelle vs Ziele
60% similar

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

Key facts for Zelle
PropertyValue
HeadwordZelle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡sɛlə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,448
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Zelle“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Zelleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „wohne“ (#5,447), „Ali“ (#5,449), „wissenschaftlich“ (#5,446). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zelle“ bei #5,448. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Zelle (IPA [ˈt͡sɛlə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,448 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zelle, with forms such as "ezlle", "zele", and "zelel". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Zoll", "Zelt", "Ziele", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Zelle, spelled Z-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleinste lebende Einheit eines Lebewesens
  2. 2
    ein kleiner Raum, in den man sich einschließt oder in dem man eingeschlossen wird
  3. 3
    Bauelement
  4. 4
    kleine Gruppe gemeinsam oder miteinander abgestimmt handelnder Personen
  5. 5
    Flugzeugrumpf bei kleinen Flugzeugen; übertragen auch im Automobilbau sowie Boots- und Schiffbau
  6. 6
    Einheit eines zellularen Funknetzes
  7. 7
    Teilstück einer Tabelle, das zu genau einer Spalte und einer Zeile gehört

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Zelle teilt sich.
  2. „Im Jahrzent zwischen 1830 und 1840 war die Erkenntnis von der Zelle als dem universellen Baustein aller Organismen gereift. JOHANN EVANGELISTA PURKINJE (1787 - 1869), ROBERT BROWN (1773 - 1858), MATTHIAS JAKOB SCHLEIDEN (1804 - 1881) und THEODOR SCHWANN (1810 - 1882) können als die Begründer der "Zellentheorie" angesehen werden. […] Erst RUDOLF VIRCHOW (…

Synonyms

KabineKlauseTeamZirkelFlugzeugzelleFahrzeugzelleTabellenfeldFeld

This word in other languages

cell(English)célula(Español)cellule(Français)célula(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ezlle
  • zele
  • zelel
  • zlele
  • zzelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zelle - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ezlle2zele1zelel2zlele2zzelle1
Edit distance from "Zelle"

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 "Zelle"?
"Zelle" is spelled Z-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sɛlə].
What does "Zelle" mean?
As a noun, "Zelle" means: kleinste lebende Einheit eines Lebewesens
What words are commonly confused with "Zelle"?
"Zelle" is commonly confused with "Zoll", "Zelt", "Ziele". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Zelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zelle" is [ˈt͡sɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zelle" come from?
"Zelle" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

wohne#5,447wenns#5,445Trick#5,434Bruno#5,463

Similar misspelling depth

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

book5 variantsdata5 variantsopel5 variantsline5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list