Which to use
“cult” is a noun and “culto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,706
- “cult” frequency rank
- #4,717
- “culto” frequency rank
- 26423
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cult | culto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | culto | que se cultivou |
Letter map: cult vs culto
Shared letters muted; letters that set cult and culto apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: cult vs culto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: cult is anoun and cultoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “cult” sits inside “culto”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cult is recorded at frequency rank #21,706, classified as anoun. culto is at rank #4,717, tagged as anadj.
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 26423, this pair ranks #42,734 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cult vs culto
Shared letters: cltu. Private to "cult": -. Private to "culto": o.
"cult" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "culto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cult" and "culto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "cult" vs "culto" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "cult" and "culto". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "cult" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "culto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,734 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cult" and "culto" 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 #42,734 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.