Karte

[ˈkaʁtə]

/[ˈkaʁtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Karte” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,203 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,203
frequency rank, German
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein handlicher, planer, steifer aber nicht starrer, meist rechteckiger Gegenstand aus Karton, Pappe, Papier, Kunststoff, allenfalls Holz oder Metall

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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Karte is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkaʁtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,203 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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

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.

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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Using “Karte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-A-R-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkaʁtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “kat” - see the side-by-side comparison. Karte vs kat
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list