Which to use
“cela” and “célula” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,875
- “cela” frequency rank
- #8,030
- “célula” frequency rank
- 15905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cela | célula |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aposento de prisioneiros | unidade estrutural básica da constituição dos seres vivos, excetos dos vírus |
Where the eye mixes cela and célula
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cela vs célula
A purely visual mix-up. cela (/ˈsɛ.la/) and célula (/ˈsɛ.lu.lə/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cela is recorded at frequency rank #7,875, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɛ.la/. célula is at rank #8,030, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɛ.lu.lə/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 15905, this pair ranks #55,816 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cela vs célula
Shared letters: acl. Private to "cela": e. Private to "célula": ué.
"cela" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "célula" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- cela ← ccela · ceal · cella · clea · ecla
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cela" for "célula" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cela" vs "célula" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cela" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "célula" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,816 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cela" and "célula" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cela vs cerda". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #55,816 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.