Kultur

\kʊlˈtuːɐ̯\

/\kʊlˈtuːɐ̯\/ noun

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The verdict

“Kultur” is uncommon French (frequency #76,732 among 737 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,732
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Culture, totalité des biens matériels ainsi que les valeurs intellectuelles, artistiques et morales créées par l’homme en se cultivant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-kultur · Kultur · French

Kultur · rank #76,732 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,732
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH Krieg

Nearest frequency peer: Krieg (-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 « Kultur »

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 « Kultur » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kultur
PropertyValue
HeadwordKultur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʊlˈtuːɐ̯\
Letters6
Frequency rank#76,732
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Kultur » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Kulturtombe 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: « Krieg » (#76,731), « kwa » (#76,734), « klotz » (#76,729). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « Kultur » est au #76,732. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kultur is uncommon French at frequency #76,732 among 737 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʊlˈtuːɐ̯\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kultur, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Kultur, spelled K-U-L-T-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Culture, totalité des biens matériels ainsi que les valeurs intellectuelles, artistiques et morales créées par l’homme en se cultivant.
  2. 2
    Culture spécifique d’une région ou d’une époque.
  3. 3
    Culture, forme raffinée et cultivée dans un domaine particulier.
  4. 4
    Culture, mode de vie cultivé.
  5. 5
    Culture, action de cultiver la terre.
  6. 6
    Culture, action de cultiver des plantes, sourtout pour la nourriture.
  7. 7
    Ce qu'on a cultivé.
  8. 8
    Population de cellules d’origine végétales, bactériennes ou animales élevée par l’homme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Mensch lebt in der Kultur wie der Fisch im Wasser.
  2. Detlef hat Italien viele Male bereist, deshalb kennt der das Land, seine Kultur und eine Traditionen ganz ausgezeichnet.

Synonyms

AnzuchtPlantageSchonungPflanzung

Antonyms

UnkulturNatur

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 "Kultur"?
"Kultur" is spelled K-U-L-T-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kʊlˈtuːɐ̯\.
What does "Kultur" mean?
As a noun, "Kultur" means: Culture, totalité des biens matériels ainsi que les valeurs intellectuelles, artistiques et morales créées par l’homme en se cultivant.
How do you pronounce "Kultur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kultur" is \kʊlˈtuːɐ̯\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kultur" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list