Maybe not a perfect comparison but I think it sounds very similar. "kut" on the other hand sounds like neither so not sure why you think I mean that. cut - IPA

Maybe not a perfect comparison but I think it sounds very similar. "kut" on the other hand sounds like neither so not sure why you think I mean that. cut - IPA(key): /kʌt/ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cut#Pronunciation https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cut#Pronunciation katt - IPA(key): /ˈkatː/ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/katt#Pronunciation_3 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/katt#Pronunciation_3 (there's audio on both links)