culty

/ˈkʌlti/

//ˈkʌlti// adj

"culty" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“culty” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Resembling a cult.

Key facts for culty
PropertyValue
Headwordculty
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈkʌlti/
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “culty” sits in English frequency

culty falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

culty is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈkʌlti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Resembling a cult.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for culty, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From cult + -y. The correct English form is culty, spelled C-U-L-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Resembling a cult.

Etymology

From cult + -y.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "culty"?
"culty" is spelled C-U-L-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkʌlti/.
What does "culty" mean?
As an adjective, "culty" means: Resembling a cult.
How do you pronounce "culty"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "culty" is /ˈkʌlti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "culty"?
From cult + -y. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “culty”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-U-L-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈkʌlti/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list