Which to use
“gekühlt” is an adjective and “gekürzt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,676
- “gekühlt” frequency rank
- #11,436
- “gekürzt” frequency rank
- 40112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gekühlt | gekürzt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kühl gemacht, mit verminderter Temperatur | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kürzen |
Where the eye mixes gekühlt and gekürzt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gekühlt and gekürzt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gekühlt and gekürzt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gekühlt is [ɡəˈkyːlt] while gekürzt is [ɡəˈkʏʁt͡st]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40112, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gekühlt is recorded at frequency rank #28,676, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈkyːlt]. gekürzt is at rank #11,436, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈkʏʁt͡st].
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 40112, this pair ranks #1,517,741 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gekühlt vs gekürzt
Shared letters: egktü. Private to "gekühlt": hl. Private to "gekürzt": rz.
"gekühlt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gekürzt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gekühlt" and "gekürzt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gekühlt" or "gekürzt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gekühlt" and "gekürzt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gekühlt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gekürzt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,517,741 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gekühlt" and "gekürzt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gefühls vs gekühlt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,517,741 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.