Which to use
“cellar” is a noun and “celled” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,935
- “cellar” frequency rank
- #48,129
- “celled” frequency rank
- 61064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cellar | celled |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelter. | Containing cells; cellular. |
Letter map: cellar vs celled
Shared letters muted; letters that set cellar and celled apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - cellar and celled
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cellar is anoun and celledanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61064, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cellar is recorded at frequency rank #12,935, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɛlə/. 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 61064, this pair ranks #96,503 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cellar vs celled
Shared letters: cel. Private to "cellar": ar. Private to "celled": d.
"cellar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "celled" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cellar" for "celled" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pair "cellar" vs "celled" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "cellar" 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 #96,503 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cellar" 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 #96,503 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.