carte

/kɑː(ɹ)t/

//kɑː(ɹ)t// noun

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"carte" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“carte” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,487. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,487
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A bill of fare; a menu.

Corpus desk

Index EN-carte · carte · English

carte · rank #23,487 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,487
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cavendish

Nearest frequency peer: Cavendish (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “carte”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “carte” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

carte vs cat
60% similar
carte vs CRT
0% similar
carte vs CTE
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for carte
PropertyValue
Headwordcarte
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kɑː(ɹ)t/
Letters5
Frequency rank#23,487
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “carte”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).cartelands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Cavendish” (#23,488), “Celine” (#23,489), “camo” (#23,484). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “carte” is #23,487. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around carte (IPA /kɑː(ɹ)t/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,487 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for carte, with forms such as "acrte", "caret", and "carrte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cat", "CRT", "CTE", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French carte, from Latin charta. Doublet of card and chart. The correct English form is carte, spelled C-A-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A bill of fare; a menu.
  2. 2
    A visiting card.
  3. 3
    A carte de visite (small collectible photograph of a famous person).
  4. 4
    A playing card.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "He only says she is Laura Somerset, and he sends me her carte; here it is." Now this was in the early days of cartes, and the soft ivory finish and delicate tinting of the cartes that now are taken, were unknown.
  2. Celebrity cartes, and photographic portraits more generally, were valued in Victorian culture for their much-lauded ability to render the sitter as he or she really was.

Etymology

Borrowed from French carte, from Latin charta. Doublet of card and chart.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acrte
  • caret
  • carrte
  • cartte
  • ccarte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of carte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acrte2caret2carrte1cartte1ccarte1
Edit distance from "carte"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "carte"?
"carte" is spelled C-A-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /kɑː(ɹ)t/.
What does "carte" mean?
As a noun, "carte" means: A bill of fare; a menu.
What words are commonly confused with "carte"?
"carte" is commonly confused with "cat", "CRT", "CTE". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "carte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carte" is /kɑː(ɹ)t/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "carte"?
Borrowed from French carte, from Latin charta. Doublet of card and chart. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

baggy#23,467aunty#23,465fable#23,535Farah#23,536

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

camo5 variantsAmor5 variantsGabby5 variantskano5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list