kühltvsKunstWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#29,208
“kühlt” frequency rank
#734
“Kunst” frequency rank
29942
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature kühlt Kunst
Definition 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kühlen Gesamtheit ästhetischer Werke

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set kühlt and Kunst apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
kühlt
5 ch
Kunst

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: kühlt is [kyːlt] while Kunst is [kʊnst]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29942, 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]. Kunst is at rank #734, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kʊnst].

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 29942, this pair ranks #1,757,349 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of kühlt vs Kunst

Shared letters: kt. Private to "kühlt": hlü. Private to "Kunst": nsu.

"kühlt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "Kunst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Kunstkkunst · knust · kunnst · kunsst · kunstt · kunts · kusnt · uknst

Frequency comparison

kühlt#29,208
Kunst#734

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "kühlt" and "Kunst" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "kühlt" is a verb and "Kunst" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "kühlt" or "Kunst"?
"Kunst" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #734 in our German list, against #29,208 for "kühlt". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering kühlt vs Kunst

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “kühlt”; for a noun, it's “Kunst”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “kühlt” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list