Which to use
“cult” is a noun and “cultos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,924
- “cult” frequency rank
- #16,548
- “cultos” frequency rank
- 65472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cult | cultos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Culto. | Forma del plural de culto. |
Where the eye mixes cult and cultos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. cult runs 4 letters (CVCC) against cultos's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between cult and cultos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cult is /kʌlt/ while cultos is [ˈkul̪t̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “cult” sits inside “cultos”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cult is recorded at frequency rank #48,924, classified as anoun, pronounced /kʌlt/. cultos is at rank #16,548, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkul̪t̪os].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 65472, this pair ranks #42,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of cult vs cultos
Shared letters: cltu. Private to "cult": -. Private to "cultos": os.
"cult" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "cultos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cult" for "cultos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "cult" or "cultos" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "cult" and "cultos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "cult" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cultos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cult" and "cultos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cuc vs cult". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #42,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.