kühlen
\kyːlən\
The verdict
“kühlen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Refroidir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-kuhlen · kühlen · French
kühlen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- 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 | kühlen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \kyːlən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
kühlen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \kyːlən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Refroidir.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for kühlen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is kühlen, spelled K-Ü-H-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Refroidir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how kühlen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Am nächsten Morgen brachten Humboldt und Bonpland es nicht fertig, sich zu rasieren, ihre Gesichter waren von den Insektenstichen zu geschwollen. Als sie ihre Beulen im Fluß kühlen wollten, bemerkten sie, daß der Hund fehlte.
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.