cunt

/kʌnt/

//kʌnt// noun

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"cunt" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cunt” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,654. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,654
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The female genitalia, especially the vulva.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cunt · cunt · English

cunt · rank #8,654 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,654
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH crowds

Nearest frequency peer: crowds (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “cunt”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “cunt” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

cunt vs cut
75% similar
cunt vs cup
50% similar
cunt vs cuz
50% similar

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

Key facts for cunt
PropertyValue
Headwordcunt
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kʌnt/
Letters4
Frequency rank#8,654
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cunt” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). cunt lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around cunt (IPA /kʌnt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,654 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for cunt, with forms such as "ccunt", "cnut", and "cunnt". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cut", "cup", "cuz", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English cunte, queynt, queynte, from Old English *cunte, from Proto-West Germanic *kuntā, from Proto-Germanic *kuntǭ. Cognate with West Frisian kunte, Middle Dutch conte (Dutch kont (“butt”)), dialectal Swedish kunta, dialectal Danish kunte, and… The correct English form is cunt, spelled C-U-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The female genitalia, especially the vulva.
  2. 2
    An extremely unpleasant or objectionable person (in US, especially a woman; in Commonwealth more usually a man).
  3. 3
    An objectionable object or item.
  4. 4
    An unpleasant or difficult experience or incident.
  5. 5
    A woman or any receptive sexual partner, as a source of potential or actual sexual gratification.
  6. 6
    A person (mostly between male friends); compare bastard.
  7. 7
    The anus of a trans woman.
  8. 8
    The inguinal canals of a trans woman.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. An' doesn't ter know? Cunt! It's thee down theer; an' what I get when I'm i'side thee, and what tha gets when I'm i'side thee; it's a' as it is, all on't.
  2. Ah! This power-house of human misery and ecstasy, the cunt!

Etymology

From Middle English cunte, queynt, queynte, from Old English *cunte, from Proto-West Germanic *kuntā, from Proto-Germanic *kuntǭ. Cognate with West Frisian kunte, Middle Dutch conte (Dutch kont (“butt”)), dialectal Swedish kunta, dialectal Danish kunte, and Icelandic kunta. A relationship to Latin cunnus has not been conclusively shown. Lexicographer Partridge suggests cuneus (“a wedge”).

Synonyms

vagina and vulvajerk and idiot

This word in other languages

chocha(Español)chatte(Français)Fotze(Deutsch)boceta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccunt
  • cnut
  • cunnt
  • cuntt
  • cutn
  • ucnt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cunt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccunt1cnut2cunnt1cuntt1cutn2ucnt2
Edit distance from "cunt"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cunt"?
"cunt" is spelled C-U-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /kʌnt/.
What does "cunt" mean?
As a noun, "cunt" means: The female genitalia, especially the vulva.
What words are commonly confused with "cunt"?
"cunt" is commonly confused with "cut", "cup", "cuz". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cunt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cunt" is /kʌnt/. 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 "cunt"?
From Middle English cunte, queynt, queynte, from Old English *cunte, from Proto-West Germanic *kuntā, from Proto-Germanic *kuntǭ. Cognate with West Frisian kunte, Middle Dutch conte (Dutch kont (“butt”)), dialectal Swedish kunta, dialectal Danish ... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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What to do next

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  • "cunt" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "cut". View pair
  • 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #8,654 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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