carte

\kaʁt\

/\kaʁt\/ noun

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The verdict

“carte” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #716 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#716
frequency rank, French
5
letters
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Représentation géométrique conventionnelle, en positions relatives, de phénomènes concrets ou abstraits (pays, région, ville, astres dans le ciel, etc.), localisables dans l’espace, à échelle réduite.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

carte vs cat
60% similar
carte vs Cré
20% similar
carte vs Cte
40% similar

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

Key facts for carte
PropertyValue
Headwordcarte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kaʁt\
Letters5
Frequency rank#716
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “carte” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). carte lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for carte is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kaʁt\. Corpus data places it at rank #716 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for carte, with forms such as "acrte", "caret", and "carrte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cat", "Cré", "Cte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is carte, spelled C-A-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Représentation géométrique conventionnelle, en positions relatives, de phénomènes concrets ou abstraits (pays, région, ville, astres dans le ciel, etc.), localisables dans l’espace, à échelle réduite.
  2. 2
    Géographie d’un pays, d'une région, etc.
  3. 3
    Rectangle de carton qui porte une figure, un symbole ou des instructions, et qui sert à jouer.
  4. 4
    Petit carton comportant divers types de renseignements.
  5. 5
    Petit rectangle de plastique comportant une puce électronique ou une bande magnétique pour réaliser diverses opérations.
  6. 6
    Plaque faite de diverses couches de matériaux sur laquelle se trouve le circuit imprimé qui relie des composants électroniques entre eux.
  7. 7
    Au restaurant, liste des plats et des boissons parmi lesquels on peut choisir.
  8. 8
    Carton mince et fort servant de faux dos.
  9. 9
    Carton au format d’une carte à jouer, mais représentant une vedette (généralement sportive) avec parfois des renseignements sur elle.
  10. 10
    Ellipse de carte de visite.
  11. 11
    Matière obtenue par assemblage de plusieurs feuilles de papier collées l’une sur l’autre.
  12. 12
    Petit présentoir cartonné sur lequel étaient placés de menus objets en vente.

Synonyms

planmenu

This word in other languages

map(English)mapa(Español)Karte(Deutsch)mapa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acrte,caret,carrte,cartte,catre,ccarte,crate

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.

acrte2caret2carrte1cartte1catre2ccarte1crate2
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 French 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 \kaʁt\.
What does "carte" mean?
As a noun, "carte" means: Représentation géométrique conventionnelle, en positions relatives, de phénomènes concrets ou abstraits (pays, région, ville, astres dans le ciel, etc.), localisables dans l’espace, à échelle réduite.
What words are commonly confused with "carte"?
"carte" is commonly confused with "cat", "Cré", "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 \kaʁt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carte" come from?
"carte" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “carte”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-R-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kaʁt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “cat” - see the side-by-side comparison. carte vs cat
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list