Karte

[ˈkaʁtə]

/[ˈkaʁtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Karte” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,203. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,203
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein handlicher, planer, steifer aber nicht starrer, meist rechteckiger Gegenstand aus Karton, Pappe, Papier, Kunststoff, allenfalls Holz oder Metall

Corpus desk

Index DE-karte · Karte · German

Karte · rank #1,203 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,203
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH immerhin

Nearest frequency peer: immerhin (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Karte”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Karte” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

Karte vs kat
40% similar
Karte vs Kurt
60% similar
Karte vs Käse
40% similar

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

Key facts for Karte
PropertyValue
HeadwordKarte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaʁtə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,203
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Karte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Karte lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Karte (IPA [ˈkaʁtə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,203 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Karte, with forms such as "akrte", "karet", and "karrte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "kat", "Kurt", "Käse", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Karte, spelled K-A-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein handlicher, planer, steifer aber nicht starrer, meist rechteckiger Gegenstand aus Karton, Pappe, Papier, Kunststoff, allenfalls Holz oder Metall
  2. 2
    Kurzform für viele zusammengesetzte Substantive mit -karte im Sinne von ^([1]) als zweitem Bestandteil, wie etwa Eintrittskarte, Fahrkarte, Landkarte, Postkarte, Speisekarte, Spielkarte, Visitenkarte
  3. 3
    eine Karte im Sinne von [1], mit dem Schieds- und Kampfrichter während eines Spiels den Spielern Strafen androhen (gelbe Karte), beziehungsweise deren Verhängung signalisieren (rote Karte)
  4. 4
    Bauteil für einen Rechner

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Leg eine Karte ins Buch hinein, wo du aufhörst zu lesen.
  2. Und schreib mir mal eine Karte!

Synonyms

Steckkarte

This word in other languages

card(English)tarjeta(Español)carte(Français)cartão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akrte
  • karet
  • karrte
  • kartte
  • katre
  • kkarte
  • krate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Karte - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

akrte2karet2karrte1kartte1katre2kkarte1krate2
Edit distance from "Karte"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Karte"?
"Karte" is spelled K-A-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaʁtə].
What does "Karte" mean?
As a noun, "Karte" means: ein handlicher, planer, steifer aber nicht starrer, meist rechteckiger Gegenstand aus Karton, Pappe, Papier, Kunststoff, allenfalls Holz oder Metall
What words are commonly confused with "Karte"?
"Karte" is commonly confused with "kat", "Kurt", "Käse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Karte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Karte" is [ˈkaʁtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Karte" come from?
"Karte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

glaub#1,198Sonne#1,211Tiere#1,212trägt#1,213

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Baden7 variantsArsch7 variantsLinke7 variantsgetan7 variants

What to do next

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  • "Karte" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "kat". View pair
  • 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #1,203 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "K" letter cohort. K–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list