8-cell
/ˈeɪtˌsɛl/
"8-cell" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“8-cell” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A four-dimensional polytope, analogous to a cube, whose eight bounding facets are cubes; a tesseract.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | 8-cell |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈeɪtˌsɛl/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “8-cell” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
8-cell is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈeɪtˌsɛl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A four-dimensional polytope, analogous to a cube, whose eight bounding facets are cubes; a tesseract.".
No misspelling variants are generated for 8-cell in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From 8 + cell. The correct English form is 8-cell, spelled 8---C-E-L-L.
Definition
- 1A four-dimensional polytope, analogous to a cube, whose eight bounding facets are cubes; a tesseract.
Etymology
From 8 + cell.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “8-cell”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is 8---C-E-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.