Rote Karte
[ˌʁoːtə ˈkaʁtə]
The verdict
“Rote Karte” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Symbol für den Platzverweis eines Spielers nach einem schweren Foul oder grob unfairem Verhalten
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rote Karte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌʁoːtə ˈkaʁtə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Rote Karte” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Rote Karte is 10 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌʁoːtə ˈkaʁtə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for Rote Karte in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Rote Karte, spelled R-O-T-E- -K-A-R-T-E.
Definition
- 1Symbol für den Platzverweis eines Spielers nach einem schweren Foul oder grob unfairem Verhalten
- 2durch verbalen Hinweis auf^([1]) Aufforderung zum Verlassen eines Raumes, Ortes; Ausdruck der Missbilligung bei Interaktionen wie Diskussionen, Gesellschaftsspielen und Ähnlichem analog zu ^([1])
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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.
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Using “Rote Karte”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-O-T-E- -K-A-R-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌʁoːtə ˈkaʁtə] (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
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.