Sell and cell are homophones in English and are often confused; they are both pronounced /sel/ but have different spellings and their meanings are completely different.
sell
Sell is usually a verb.
If you sell something that you own, you let someone have it in return for money. If a shop sells a particular thing, it is available for people to buy there.
I sold everything I owned except for my car and my books.
It sells everything from hair ribbons to oriental rugs.
cell
Cell is a countable noun.
A cell is the smallest part of an animal or plant that is able to function independently. Every animal or plant is made up of millions of cells.
Those cells divide and give many other different types of cells.
A cell is also a small room in which a prisoner is locked.
They could speak to inmates in adjacent cells using the air ventilation system.
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