Which to use
“celled” is an adjective and “cells” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,129
- “celled” frequency rank
- #1,814
- “cells” frequency rank
- 49943
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | celled | cells |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Containing cells; cellular. | plural of cell |
Letter map: celled vs cells
Shared letters muted; letters that set celled and cells apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - celled and cells
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: celled is anadjective and cellsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49943, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
celled is recorded at frequency rank #48,129, classified as anadj. cells is at rank #1,814, tagged as anoun, pronounced /sɛlz/.
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 49943, this pair ranks #178,830 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of celled vs cells
Shared letters: cel. Private to "celled": d. Private to "cells": s.
"celled" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "cells" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "celled" and "cells" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "celled" or "cells"?
After this comparison
Pair "celled" vs "cells" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "celled" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cells" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,830 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "celled" and "cells" 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 #178,830 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.