kartel

noun

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"kartel" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“kartel” is uncommon English (frequency #80,592 among 1,236 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,592
frequency rank, English
1,236
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A German industrial cartel.

Corpus desk

Index EN-kartel · kartel · English

kartel · rank #80,592 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,592
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,236
  • PHOTO-FINISH Karman

Nearest frequency peer: Karman (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “kartel”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “kartel” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for kartel
PropertyValue
Headwordkartel
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#80,592
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “kartel” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).kartelfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Karman” (#80,591), “Kennelly” (#80,595), “Kalpana” (#80,588). Among 1,236 “K” headwords, “kartel” is #80,592. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kartel is uncommon English at frequency #80,592 among 1,236 “K” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for kartel, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Dutch kartel. The correct English form is kartel, spelled K-A-R-T-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A German industrial cartel.
  2. 2
    A Belgian political cartel.

Etymology

From Dutch kartel.

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 "kartel"?
"kartel" is spelled K-A-R-T-E-L.
What does "kartel" mean?
As a noun, "kartel" means: A German industrial cartel.
What is the origin of the word "kartel"?
From Dutch kartel. 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 "kartel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Karman#80,591laffer#80,602Lalita#80,604Latoya#80,610

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list