Kartograph
[kaʁtoˈɡʁaːf]
The verdict
“Kartograph” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der Landkarten und Pläne zeichnet und/oder bearbeitet
Corpus desk
Index DE-kartograph · Kartograph · German
Kartograph · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kartograph |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaʁtoˈɡʁaːf] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Kartograph“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Kartograph is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaʁtoˈɡʁaːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der Landkarten und Pläne zeichnet und/oder bearbeitet".
Kartograph doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Kartograph, spelled K-A-R-T-O-G-R-A-P-H.
Definition
- 1jemand, der Landkarten und Pläne zeichnet und/oder bearbeitet
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kartograph appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der deutsche Kartograph Martin Waldseemüller (um 1475–um 1521) nannte den neuen Kontinent 1507 auf einer seiner Karten »America« und ehrte damit Amerigo Vespucci, den er für den Entdecker der Neuen Welt hielt.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.