card

[kɑːd]

/[kɑːd]/ noun

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The verdict

“card” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,840. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,840
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Karte, auch Card

Corpus desk

Index DE-card · card · German

card · rank #11,840 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,840
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Burschen

Nearest frequency peer: Burschen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „card“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „card“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

card vs CD
0% similar
card vs Cr
25% similar
card vs cat
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for card
PropertyValue
Headwordcard
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kɑːd]
Letters4
Frequency rank#11,840
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „card“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.cardliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Burschen“ (#11,839), „cooler“ (#11,841), „Bunker“ (#11,838). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „card“ bei #11,840. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around card (IPA [kɑːd]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,840 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for card, with forms such as "acrd", "cadr", and "cardd". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "CD", "Cr", "cat", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is card, spelled C-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Karte, auch Card
  2. 2
    Pappe

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Would you please stop cheating and put your card on the table? - Würdest du bitte mit mogeln aufhören und deine Karte auf den Tisch legen?

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acrd
  • cadr
  • cardd
  • carrd
  • ccard
  • crad

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of card - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acrd2cadr2cardd1carrd1ccard1crad2
Edit distance from "card"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "card"?
"card" is spelled C-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is [kɑːd].
What does "card" mean?
As a noun, "card" means: Karte, auch Card
What words are commonly confused with "card"?
"card" is commonly confused with "CD", "Cr", "cat". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "card"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "card" is [kɑːd]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "card" come from?
"card" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bars#11,818Fels#11,867five#11,869Wurm#11,791

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

dante6 variantsEifel6 variantsgarde6 variantsHuren6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list