Which to use
“carte” and “charter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,688
- “carte” frequency rank
- #40,460
- “charter” frequency rank
- 76148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carte | charter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zettel, Karton | der Charterflug (vol charter); das Charterflugzeug (avion charter) |
Where the eye mixes carte and charter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. carte runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against charter's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between carte and charter
A purely visual mix-up. carte ([kaʁt]) and charter ([ʃaʁ.tɛʁ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carte is recorded at frequency rank #35,688, classified as anoun, pronounced [kaʁt]. charter is at rank #40,460, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃaʁ.tɛʁ].
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 76148, this pair ranks #290,640 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of carte vs charter
Shared letters: acert. Private to "carte": -. Private to "charter": h.
"carte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "charter" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "carte" and "charter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "carte" vs "charter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "carte" and "charter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "carte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "charter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,640 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carte" and "charter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carr vs carte". 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 #290,640 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.