sculpt

/skʌlpt/

//skʌlpt// verb

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"sculpt" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sculpt” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,217. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,217
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To form by sculpture.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sculpt · sculpt · English

sculpt · rank #37,217 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,217
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH screenwriting

Nearest frequency peer: screenwriting (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “sculpt”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “sculpt” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

sculpt vs sculptor
75% similar
sculpt vs sculpted
75% similar
sculpt vs scalp
67% similar

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

Key facts for sculpt
PropertyValue
Headwordsculpt
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/skʌlpt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,217
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “sculpt”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).sculptlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “screenwriting” (#37,216), “selectivity” (#37,218), “schilling” (#37,215). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sculpt” is #37,217. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around sculpt (IPA /skʌlpt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #37,217 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for sculpt, with forms such as "csulpt", "scculpt", and "sclupt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "sculptor", "sculpted", "scalp", 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 French sculpter, from Latin sculpō (“to cut out, carve in stone”). The correct English form is sculpt, spelled S-C-U-L-P-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    To form by sculpture.
  2. 2
    To work as a sculptor.
  3. 3
    To carve out gradually.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. They sculpted a statue out of clay.
  2. What do you do? -I used to box, but now I sculpt.

Etymology

From French sculpter, from Latin sculpō (“to cut out, carve in stone”).

This word in other languages

sculpter(Français)formen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • csulpt
  • scculpt
  • sclupt
  • scullpt
  • sculppt
  • sculptt
  • scultp
  • scuplt
  • ssculpt
  • suclpt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sculpt - 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.

csulpt2scculpt1sclupt2scullpt1sculppt1sculptt1scultp2scuplt2
Edit distance from "sculpt"

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 "sculpt"?
"sculpt" is spelled S-C-U-L-P-T. The IPA pronunciation is /skʌlpt/.
What does "sculpt" mean?
As a verb, "sculpt" means: To form by sculpture.
What words are commonly confused with "sculpt"?
"sculpt" is commonly confused with "sculptor", "sculpted", "scalp". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sculpt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sculpt" is /skʌlpt/. 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 "sculpt"?
From French sculpter, from Latin sculpō (“to cut out, carve in stone”). 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 "sculpt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Sayers#37,214sicker#37,221sizzle#37,225skated#37,226

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

spooner10 variantsthrong10 variantsquilted10 variantsTianjin10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list