cult

noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“cult” is uncommon French (frequency #51,997 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,997
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Culte.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cult · cult · French

cult · rank #51,997 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,997
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH crêperie

Nearest frequency peer: crêperie (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « cult »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « cult » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cult
PropertyValue
Headwordcult
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#51,997
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cult » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.culttombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « crêperie » (#51,996), « crétois » (#51,995), « DDE » (#51,999). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « cult » est au #51,997. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cult is uncommon French at frequency #51,997 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for cult in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is cult, spelled C-U-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Culte.
  2. 2
    Secte.
  3. 3
    Confraternité étudiante ayant dérivé en mafia ou en bandes criminelles.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The Cult of Apollo, the Eidos of Identity
  2. "Screw cults' views!" shouted the counterprotestors repeatedly.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cult"?
"cult" is spelled C-U-L-T.
What does "cult" mean?
As a noun, "cult" means: Culte.
What language does "cult" come from?
"cult" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

cord#51,980esti#52,048exos#52,053frai#52,075

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list