Which to use
“celled” is an adjective and “coiled” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,129
- “celled” frequency rank
- #32,738
- “coiled” frequency rank
- 80867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | celled | coiled |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Containing cells; cellular. | simple past and past participle of coil |
Letter map: celled vs coiled
Shared letters muted; letters that set celled and coiled apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: celled vs coiled
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: celled is anadjective and coiledaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80867, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
celled is recorded at frequency rank #48,129, classified as anadj. coiled is at rank #32,738, tagged as averb, pronounced /kɔɪld/.
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 80867, this pair ranks #18,889 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of celled vs coiled
Shared letters: cdel. Private to "celled": -. Private to "coiled": io.
"celled" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "coiled" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "celled" for "coiled" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "celled" and "coiled".
- Full dictionary entry for "celled" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "coiled" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,889 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "celled" and "coiled" 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 #18,889 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.