Which to use
“Kult” and “Küste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,236
- “Kult” frequency rank
- #3,978
- “Küste” frequency rank
- 12214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kult | Küste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf bestimmten Abläufen und Riten beruhende Verehrung einer Gottheit | Grenzsaum zwischen Land und Meer |
Where the eye mixes Kult and Küste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Kult with Küste
A purely visual mix-up. Kult ([kʊlt]) and Küste ([ˈkʏstə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kult is recorded at frequency rank #8,236, classified as anoun, pronounced [kʊlt]. Küste is at rank #3,978, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkʏstə].
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 12214, this pair ranks #1,965,515 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kult vs Küste
Shared letters: kt. Private to "Kult": lu. Private to "Küste": esü.
"Kult" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Küste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kult ← kkult · klut · kullt · kultt · kutl · uklt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Kult" for "Küste" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Kult" or "Küste"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Kult" and "Küste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kult" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Küste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,965,515 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kult" and "Küste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kola vs Kult". 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 #1,965,515 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.