Kartenhaus

[ˈkaʁtn̩ˌhaʊ̯s]

/[ˈkaʁtn̩ˌhaʊ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kartenhaus” is uncommon German (frequency #55,460 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,460
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus Spielkarten oder Ähnlichem errichtetes Häuschen

Corpus desk

Index DE-kartenhaus · Kartenhaus · German

Kartenhaus · rank #55,460 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,460
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kathedralen

Nearest frequency peer: Kathedralen (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Kartenhaus“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Kartenhaus“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kartenhaus
PropertyValue
HeadwordKartenhaus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaʁtn̩ˌhaʊ̯s]
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,460
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Kartenhaus“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Kartenhausfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kathedralen“ (#55,461), „Kamil“ (#55,458), „keramische“ (#55,462). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Kartenhaus“ bei #55,460. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kartenhaus is uncommon German at frequency #55,460 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaʁtn̩ˌhaʊ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Kartenhaus in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kartenhaus, spelled K-A-R-T-E-N-H-A-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus Spielkarten oder Ähnlichem errichtetes Häuschen
  2. 2
    zur Aufbewahrung von Seekarten dienender Raum auf der Kommandobrücke eines Schiffes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich habe sehr lange an diesem Kartenhaus gearbeitet.
  2. „Die Tage sind überallhin gefallen, sie sind wie ein Kartenhaus zusammengefallen.“

This word in other languages

house of cards(English)château de cartes(Français)

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 "Kartenhaus"?
"Kartenhaus" is spelled K-A-R-T-E-N-H-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaʁtn̩ˌhaʊ̯s].
What does "Kartenhaus" mean?
As a noun, "Kartenhaus" means: aus Spielkarten oder Ähnlichem errichtetes Häuschen
How do you pronounce "Kartenhaus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kartenhaus" is [ˈkaʁtn̩ˌhaʊ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kartenhaus" come from?
"Kartenhaus" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

keramische#55,462Korneuburg#55,477Lehrgängen#55,509Leninismus#55,513

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list