Kartographie

[kaʁtoɡʁaˈfiː]

/[kaʁtoɡʁaˈfiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Kartographie” is uncommon German (frequency #56,261 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,261
frequency rank, German
55,078
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fachgebiet der Verarbeitung von Geoinformationen und deren Darstellung und Kommunizierung in Landkarten und Seekarten

Key facts for Kartographie
PropertyValue
HeadwordKartographie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaʁtoɡʁaˈfiː]
Letters12
Frequency rank#56,261
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kartographie” 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). Kartographie lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kartographie is uncommon German at frequency #56,261 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaʁtoɡʁaˈfiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fachgebiet der Verarbeitung von Geoinformationen und deren Darstellung und Kommunizierung in Landkarten und Seekarten".

Zero misspellings are on record for Kartographie in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Kartographie, spelled K-A-R-T-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fachgebiet der Verarbeitung von Geoinformationen und deren Darstellung und Kommunizierung in Landkarten und Seekarten

This word in other languages

cartography(English)cartographie(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 "Kartographie"?
"Kartographie" is spelled K-A-R-T-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kaʁtoɡʁaˈfiː].
What does "Kartographie" mean?
As a noun, "Kartographie" means: Fachgebiet der Verarbeitung von Geoinformationen und deren Darstellung und Kommunizierung in Landkarten und Seekarten
How do you pronounce "Kartographie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kartographie" is [kaʁtoɡʁaˈfiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kartographie" come from?
"Kartographie" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Kartographie”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is K-A-R-T-O-G-R-A-P-H-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kaʁtoɡʁaˈfiː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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