Which to use
“kühlt” and “küsst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,208
- “kühlt” frequency rank
- #14,855
- “küsst” frequency rank
- 44063
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kühlt | küsst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs kühlen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs küssen |
Where the eye mixes kühlt and küsst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. kühlt and küsst follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: kühlt vs küsst
A purely visual mix-up. kühlt ([kyːlt]) and küsst ([kʏst]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44063, 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]. küsst is at rank #14,855, tagged as averb, pronounced [kʏst].
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 44063, this pair ranks #1,398,245 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kühlt vs küsst
Shared letters: ktü. Private to "kühlt": hl. Private to "küsst": s.
"kühlt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "küsst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kühlt" for "küsst" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "kühlt" or "küsst" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "kühlt" and "küsst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "kühlt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "küsst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,398,245 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kühlt" and "küsst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "killt vs kühlt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,398,245 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.