kühl
\kyːl\
The verdict
“kühl” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frais (en parlant d’une température).
Corpus desk
Index FR-kuhl · kühl · French
kühl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kühl |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \kyːl\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « kühl » en français
Rare enough to double-check
kühl is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \kyːl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kühl, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is kühl, spelled K-Ü-H-L.
Definition
- 1Frais (en parlant d’une température).
- 2Froid, réservé (en parlant d’une personne).
- 3Qui montre peu d’émotion, difficile à exciter sexuellement, frigide.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how kühl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die neuen Bohrungen werden noch am Nachmittag beginnen, der neue Beton wird im Laufe der Nacht, während der kühlsten Stunden, verpresst.
Manchmal erscheint der See mir kühl und abweisend, dann wieder einladend und erfrischend, andere Male sieht er regelrecht verwunschen aus, so dass ich die Jungfrauen mit den Fischschwänzen dicht unter der Oberfläche erahnen kann, von denen die alten Sagen der Region erzählen.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.