payment card

noun

"payment-card" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“payment card” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A card, such as a credit card or debit card, which can be used for payment of goods or services.

Key facts for payment card
PropertyValue
Headwordpayment card
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “payment card” sits in English frequency

payment card falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

payment card is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A card, such as a credit card or debit card, which can be used for payment of goods or services.".

payment card doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is payment card, spelled P-A-Y-M-E-N-T- -C-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A card, such as a credit card or debit card, which can be used for payment of goods or services.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "payment card"?
"payment card" is spelled P-A-Y-M-E-N-T- -C-A-R-D.
What does "payment card" mean?
As a noun, "payment card" means: A card, such as a credit card or debit card, which can be used for payment of goods or services.
What language does "payment card" come from?
"payment card" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “payment card”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is P-A-Y-M-E-N-T- -C-A-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list