# sells vs shells

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sells
*verb · IPA /sɛlz/ · frequency rank #6,178*
third-person singular simple present indicative of sell

### shells
*noun · IPA /ʃɛlz/ · frequency rank #7,976*
plural of shell

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