Carte blanche
[ˌkaʁt ˈblɑ̃ːʃ]
The verdict
“Carte blanche” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vollmacht, die keinen Einschränkungen unterliegt
Corpus desk
Index DE-carte-blanche · Carte blanche · German
Carte blanche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Carte blanche |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌkaʁt ˈblɑ̃ːʃ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Carte blanche“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Carte blanche is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌkaʁt ˈblɑ̃ːʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vollmacht, die keinen Einschränkungen unterliegt".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Carte blanche, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Carte blanche, spelled C-A-R-T-E- -B-L-A-N-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Vollmacht, die keinen Einschränkungen unterliegt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Carte blanche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Frühjahr vergangenen Jahres lotste von Bomhard Rieß als Sanierer von München nach Düsseldorf, verschaffte ihm anders als seinen Vorgängern einen Sitz im Vorstand der Konzernmutter und stattete ihn mit einer Carte blanche für seinen Sanierungsauftrag aus.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.