Kultur

[kʊlˈtuːɐ̯]

/[kʊlˈtuːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Kultur” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #815. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#815
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit des vom Menschen Geschaffenen und damit wesentliche Teile seiner Lebenswelt

Corpus desk

Index DE-kultur · Kultur · German

Kultur · rank #815 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #815
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Interesse

Nearest frequency peer: Interesse (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Kultur“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Kultur“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kultur vs Küster
50% similar
Kultur vs Kultus
83% similar
Kultur vs Kutter
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Kultur
PropertyValue
HeadwordKultur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kʊlˈtuːɐ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#815
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Kultur“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kulturliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Interesse“ (#814), „König“ (#816), „häufig“ (#813). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kultur“ bei #815. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Kultur (IPA [kʊlˈtuːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #815 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kultur, with forms such as "kkultur", "klutur", and "kulltur". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Küster", "Kultus", "Kutter", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Kultur, spelled K-U-L-T-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit des vom Menschen Geschaffenen und damit wesentliche Teile seiner Lebenswelt
  2. 2
    Produkte aus der
  3. 3
    Produkte aus der
  4. 4
    die Kultur^([1]) einer bestimmten Gemeinschaft
  5. 5
    aus einem Bakterium durch fortwährende Teilung entstehende Population

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Kultur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Mensch lebt in der Kultur wie der Fisch im Wasser.^([1])
  2. Das Ökosystem des Menschen ist seine Kultur.

Synonyms

Antonyms

NaturUnkultur

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkultur
  • klutur
  • kulltur
  • kultru
  • kulttur
  • kulturr
  • kulutr
  • kutlur
  • ukltur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kultur - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

kkultur1klutur2kulltur1kultru2kulttur1kulturr1kulutr2kutlur2
Edit distance from "Kultur"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kultur"?
"Kultur" is spelled K-U-L-T-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kʊlˈtuːɐ̯].
What does "Kultur" mean?
As a noun, "Kultur" means: Gesamtheit des vom Menschen Geschaffenen und damit wesentliche Teile seiner Lebenswelt
What words are commonly confused with "Kultur"?
"Kultur" is commonly confused with "Küster", "Kultus", "Kutter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kultur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kultur" is [kʊlˈtuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kultur" come from?
"Kultur" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kultur", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list