Which to use
“cell” is a noun and “celled” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,419
- “cell” frequency rank
- #48,129
- “celled” frequency rank
- 49548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cell | celled |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A single-room dwelling for a hermit. | Containing cells; cellular. |
Letter map: cell vs celled
Shared letters muted; letters that set cell and celled apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - cell and celled
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cell is anoun and celledanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “cell” sits inside “celled”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49548, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cell is recorded at frequency rank #1,419, classified as anoun, pronounced /sɛl/. 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 49548, this pair ranks #182,552 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cell vs celled
Shared letters: cel. Private to "cell": -. Private to "celled": d.
"cell" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "celled" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cell" and "celled" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "cell" or "celled"?
After this comparison
Pair "cell" vs "celled" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cell" 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 #182,552 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cell" 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 #182,552 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.