kut

noun

"kut" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“kut” is uncommon English (frequency #66,025 among 9,255 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,025
frequency rank, English
9,255
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A traditional Korean shamanic ritual.

Key facts for kut
PropertyValue
Headwordkut
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#66,025
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kut” 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). kut lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

kut is uncommon English at frequency #66,025 among 9,255 “K” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A traditional Korean shamanic ritual.".

No misspelling variants are generated for kut in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Korean 굿 (gut), romanized as kut under the McCune-Reischauer romanization system. The correct English form is kut, spelled K-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A traditional Korean shamanic ritual.

Etymology

From Korean 굿 (gut), romanized as kut under the McCune-Reischauer romanization system.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kut"?
"kut" is spelled K-U-T.
What does "kut" mean?
As a noun, "kut" means: A traditional Korean shamanic ritual.
What is the origin of the word "kut"?
From Korean 굿 (gut), romanized as kut under the McCune-Reischauer romanization system. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “kut”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is K-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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