blood cell

/ˈblʌd ˌsɛl/

//ˈblʌd ˌsɛl// noun

"blood-cell" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“blood 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
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any of the cells normally found in blood, namely erythrocytes and leukocytes, sometimes including the platelets.

Key facts for blood cell
PropertyValue
Headwordblood cell
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈblʌd ˌsɛl/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “blood cell” sits in English frequency

blood cell falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

blood cell is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈblʌd ˌsɛl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any of the cells normally found in blood, namely erythrocytes and leukocytes, sometimes including the platelets.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for blood cell, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is blood cell, spelled B-L-O-O-D- -C-E-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any of the cells normally found in blood, namely erythrocytes and leukocytes, sometimes including the platelets.

Synonyms

blood corpusclehemocyteblood cell

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "blood cell"?
"blood cell" is spelled B-L-O-O-D- -C-E-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈblʌd ˌsɛl/.
What does "blood cell" mean?
As a noun, "blood cell" means: Any of the cells normally found in blood, namely erythrocytes and leukocytes, sometimes including the platelets.
How do you pronounce "blood cell"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blood cell" is /ˈblʌd ˌsɛl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blood cell" come from?
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Using “blood cell”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is B-L-O-O-D- -C-E-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈblʌd ˌsɛl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list