Which to use
“kühles” is an adjective and “kühlt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,145
- “kühles” frequency rank
- #29,208
- “kühlt” frequency rank
- 60353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kühles | kühlt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kühl | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kühlen |
Where the eye mixes kühles and kühlt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. kühles 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: kühles vs kühlt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kühles is [ˈkyːləs] 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kühles is recorded at frequency rank #31,145, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkyːləs]. 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 60353, this pair ranks #790,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kühles vs kühlt
Shared letters: hklü. Private to "kühles": es. Private to "kühlt": t.
"kühles" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "kühlt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kühles" and "kühlt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "kühles" or "kühlt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "kühles" and "kühlt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kühles" 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 #790,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kühles" and "kühlt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "killt vs kühlt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #790,176 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.