Karte

/[ˈkaʁtə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,203

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Karte is aGermannoun. It means: ein handlicher, planer, steifer aber nicht starrer, meist rechteckiger Gegenstand aus Karton, Pappe, Papier, Kunststoff, allenfalls Holz oder Metall Pronounced [ˈkaʁtə]. It ranks #1,203 in German word frequency. Often confused with kat and Kurt.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Karte in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Karte is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Karte, with forms such as "akrte", "karet", and "karrte". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "kat", "Kurt", "Käse", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Karte, spelled K-A-R-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: akrte,karet,karrte,kartte,katre,kkarte,krate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Karte

Misspelling Variants of "Karte"

akrte5karet5karrte6kartte6katre5kkarte6krate5
Misspelling Variants of "Karte"

Frequency rank: #1,203 in German

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.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.