# kell vs kept

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### kell
*noun · IPA /kɛl/ · frequency rank #42,221*
The caul.

### kept
*verb · IPA /ˈkɛpt/ · frequency rank #1,086*
simple past and past participle of keep

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kell-vs-kept