Which to use
“kühlt” is a verb and “Kult” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,208
- “kühlt” frequency rank
- #8,236
- “Kult” frequency rank
- 37444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kühlt | Kult |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kühlen | auf bestimmten Abläufen und Riten beruhende Verehrung einer Gottheit |
Where the eye mixes kühlt and Kult
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. kühlt runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against Kult's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: kühlt vs Kult
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kühlt is [kyːlt] 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 37444, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kühlt is recorded at frequency rank #29,208, classified as averb, pronounced [kyːlt]. 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 37444, this pair ranks #1,590,081 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kühlt vs Kult
Shared letters: klt. Private to "kühlt": hü. Private to "Kult": u.
"kühlt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Kult" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kult ← kkult · klut · kullt · kultt · kutl · uklt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "kühlt" and "Kult" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "kühlt" or "Kult"?
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 "kühlt" 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 #1,590,081 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kühlt" and "Kult" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "killt vs kühlt". 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 #1,590,081 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.