Karde
[ˈkaʁdə]
The verdict
“Karde” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Vorrichtung, mit der vorstehende Fasern der zu spinnenden Wolle geglättet werden, da zu der Zeit, als es noch keine Kardiermaschinen gab, die getrockneten Blütenstände der Weber-Karde („Karden...
Corpus desk
Index DE-karde · Karde · German
Karde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | Karde |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkaʁdə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Karde“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Karde is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaʁdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Karde has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Karde, spelled K-A-R-D-E.
Definition
- 1eine Vorrichtung, mit der vorstehende Fasern der zu spinnenden Wolle geglättet werden, da zu der Zeit, als es noch keine Kardiermaschinen gab, die getrockneten Blütenstände der Weber-Karde („Karden-Distel“, lat. „Dipsacus sativus“, siehe Bed. [2]) gesammelt und zum Kämmen (Krempeln, Kardätschen, Kardieren) von Wolle benutzt wurden
- 2Kardendistel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Karde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Man legt die Wolle auf die eine Karde und bearbeitet sie mit der anderen.
Wenn du Karden suchst, die wachsen am Bahndamm dahinten.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.