Kartei
German, noun/kaʁˈtaɪ̯/
Kartei is spelled K-A-R-T-E-I (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 48,028th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kartei is a German feminine noun meaning “card index, card catalog” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nach einem bestimmten Prinzip sortierte Sammlung von Daten auf Karten oder Blättern gleichen Formats”.
What does Kartei mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecard index, card catalog
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nach einem bestimmten Prinzip sortierte Sammlung von Daten auf Karten oder Blättern gleichen Formats
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kartei
- Karteien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kartei?
- /kaʁˈtaɪ̯/
- [kaʁˈtaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kartei
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kartei in German?
Kartei appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).