Which to use
“Kühler” is a noun and “kühlt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,192
- “Kühler” frequency rank
- #29,208
- “kühlt” frequency rank
- 42400
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kühler | kühlt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gefäß/Behälter zum Kühlhalten von Getränken | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kühlen |
Where the eye mixes Kühler and kühlt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Kühler runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against kühlt's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Kühler vs kühlt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kühler is [ˈkyːlɐ] while kühlt is [kyːlt]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42400, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kühler is recorded at frequency rank #13,192, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkyːlɐ]. kühlt is at rank #29,208, tagged as averb, pronounced [kyːlt].
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 42400, this pair ranks #1,450,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Kühler vs kühlt
Shared letters: hklü. Private to "Kühler": er. Private to "kühlt": t.
"Kühler" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "kühlt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kühler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kühlt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,450,524 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kühler" and "kühlt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "killt vs kühlt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,450,524 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.