Gelbe Karte
[ˈɡɛlbə ˈkaʁtə]
The verdict
“Gelbe Karte” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - symbolisches Zeichen des Schiedsrichters, das eine Verwarnung des Spielers anzeigt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Gelbe Karte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈɡɛlbə ˈkaʁtə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Gelbe Karte” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Gelbe Karte is 11 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡɛlbə ˈkaʁtə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "symbolisches Zeichen des Schiedsrichters, das eine Verwarnung des Spielers anzeigt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Gelbe Karte in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Gelbe Karte, spelled G-E-L-B-E- -K-A-R-T-E.
Definition
- 1symbolisches Zeichen des Schiedsrichters, das eine Verwarnung des Spielers anzeigt
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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.
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Using “Gelbe Karte”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-E-L-B-E- -K-A-R-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡɛlbə ˈkaʁtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.