Which to use
“ceded” is a verb and “celled” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,768
- “ceded” frequency rank
- #48,129
- “celled” frequency rank
- 75897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ceded | celled |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of cede | Containing cells; cellular. |
Letter map: ceded vs celled
Shared letters muted; letters that set ceded and celled apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: ceded vs celled
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ceded is averb and celledanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ceded is recorded at frequency rank #27,768, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈsiːdɪd/. celled is at rank #48,129, tagged as anadj.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 75897, this pair ranks #31,721 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ceded vs celled
Shared letters: cde. Private to "ceded": -. Private to "celled": l.
"ceded" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "celled" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ceded" and "celled" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ceded" vs "celled" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "ceded" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "celled" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,721 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ceded" and "celled" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "celled vs culled". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #31,721 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.