killtvsKultWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: killt is a verb, Kult is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“killt” is a verb and “Kult” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,067
“killt” frequency rank
#8,236
“Kult” frequency rank
54303
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature killt Kult
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs killen auf bestimmten Abläufen und Riten beruhende Verehrung einer Gottheit

Where the eye mixes killt and Kult

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
killt
4 ch
Kult

Look-alike desk: killt vs Kult

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: killt is [kɪlt] while Kult is [kʊlt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54303, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

killt is recorded at frequency rank #46,067, classified as averb, pronounced [kɪlt]. Kult is at rank #8,236, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kʊlt].

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 54303, this pair ranks #1,024,095 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of killt vs Kult

Shared letters: klt. Private to "killt": i. Private to "Kult": u.

"killt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "Kult" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • killtikllt · killtt · kilt · kiltl · kkillt · klilt
  • Kultkkult · klut · kullt · kultt · kutl · uklt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "killt" for "Kult" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "killt" is a verb and "Kult" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "killt" or "Kult"?
"Kult" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,236 in our German list, against #46,067 for "killt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "killt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Kult" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,024,095 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "killt" and "Kult" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "killt vs Kölle". 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 #1,024,095 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list