# carte

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɑː(ɹ)t/ · frequency rank #23,487

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **cat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carte-vs-cat)
- **CRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carte-vs-crt)
- **CTE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carte-vs-cte)
- **case** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carte-vs-case)
- **cast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carte-vs-cast)
- **core** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carte-vs-core)
- **cute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carte-vs-cute)
- **cats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carte-vs-cats)
- **cure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carte-vs-cure)
- **cave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carte-vs-cave)
- **cite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carte-vs-cite)
- **Cary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carte-vs-cary)
- **cert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carte-vs-cert)
- **curt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carte-vs-curt)
- **cate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carte-vs-cate)
- **Cato** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carte-vs-cato)
- **Cree** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carte-vs-cree)
- **cote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carte-vs-cote)
- **Cath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carte-vs-cath)
- **cause** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carte-vs-cause)

## Common misspellings (5)
`acrte`, `caret`, `carrte`, `cartte`, `ccarte`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/carte