# kell

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɛl/ · frequency rank #42,221

## Definitions
1. The caul.
2. That which covers or envelops, like a caul; a net; a fold; a film.
3. The cocoon or chrysalis of an insect.

## Etymology
Compare caul.

## Easily confused with
- **KL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kell-vs-kl)
- **key** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kell-vs-key)
- **ken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kell-vs-ken)
- **Kev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kell-vs-kev)
- **kew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kell-vs-kew)
- **ker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kell-vs-ker)
- **KLM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kell-vs-klm)
- **kill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kell-vs-kill)
- **kept** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kell-vs-kept)
- **keys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kell-vs-keys)
- **Kent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kell-vs-kent)
- **Kyle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kell-vs-kyle)
- **Kerr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kell-vs-kerr)
- **kemp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kell-vs-kemp)
- **kool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kell-vs-kool)
- **kern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kell-vs-kern)
- **kilo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kell-vs-kilo)
- **kiln** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kell-vs-kiln)
- **keto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kell-vs-keto)
- **kilt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kell-vs-kilt)

## Common misspellings (3)
`ekll`, `kkell`, `klel`

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