kilt

\kilt\

/\kilt\/ noun

The verdict

“kilt” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,629. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,629
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jupe courte fait traditionnellement de pure laine aux motifs colorés d’un tartan.

Corpus desk

Index FR-kilt · kilt · French

kilt · rank #48,629 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,629
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kilian

Nearest frequency peer: Kilian (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « kilt »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « kilt » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

kilt vs kt
50% similar
kilt vs kim
50% similar
kilt vs kit
75% similar

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

Key facts for kilt
PropertyValue
Headwordkilt
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kilt\
Letters4
Frequency rank#48,629
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « kilt »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).kiltse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Kilian » (#48,628), « Kimberley » (#48,630), « Klopp » (#48,631). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « kilt » est au #48,629. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around kilt (IPA \kilt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,629 among 737 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for kilt, with forms such as "iklt", "killt", and "kiltt". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "kt", "kim", "kit", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is kilt, spelled K-I-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jupe courte fait traditionnellement de pure laine aux motifs colorés d’un tartan.
  2. 2
    Jupe féminine de cette forme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. À une certaine époque, les Écossais n’avaient pas le droit de porter le kilt, seulement les pantalons.
  2. Dans la rue des Grands-Godeaux, nous nous sommes retournées pour faire face à l’objectif, je porte un mini kilt invraisemblable, au retour des vacances nos cheveux sont presque blancs.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iklt
  • killt
  • kiltt
  • kitl
  • kkilt
  • klit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

iklt2killt1kiltt1kitl2kkilt1klit2
Edit distance from "kilt"

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 "kilt"?
"kilt" is spelled K-I-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is \kilt\.
What does "kilt" mean?
As a noun, "kilt" means: Jupe courte fait traditionnellement de pure laine aux motifs colorés d’un tartan.
What words are commonly confused with "kilt"?
"kilt" is commonly confused with "kt", "kim", "kit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kilt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kilt" is \kilt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kilt" come from?
"kilt" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list