Which to use
“cu” and “cult” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,716
- “cu” frequency rank
- #21,706
- “cult” frequency rank
- 26422
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cu | cult |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | extremidade do intestino grosso; ânus | culto |
Letter map: cu vs cult
Shared letters muted; letters that set cu and cult apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - cu / cult
cu and cult are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “cu” sits inside “cult”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26422, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cu is recorded at frequency rank #4,716, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈku/. cult is at rank #21,706, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 26422, this pair ranks #42,736 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cu vs cult
Shared letters: cu. Private to "cu": -. Private to "cult": lt.
"cu" · 2 letters · shape CV · "cult" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- cult ← ccult · clut · cullt · cultt · cutl · uclt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "cu" and "cult" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "cu" vs "cult" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "cu" and "cult".
- Full dictionary entry for "cu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cult" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,736 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cu" and "cult" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "coat vs cult". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #42,736 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.