# cull vs Cullen

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cull
*verb · IPA /kʌl/ · frequency rank #30,384*
To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).

### Cullen
*name · IPA /ˈkʌlən/ · frequency rank #18,529*
A village and former royal burgh in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ5167).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cull-vs-cullen