carte blanche
\kaʁ.t(ə) blɑ̃ʃ\
The verdict
“carte blanche” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pouvoir illimité d’agir à sa guise, plein pouvoir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-carte-blanche · carte blanche · French
carte blanche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | carte blanche |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kaʁ.t(ə) blɑ̃ʃ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « carte blanche » en français
Rare enough to double-check
carte blanche is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kaʁ.t(ə) blɑ̃ʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pouvoir illimité d’agir à sa guise, plein pouvoir.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for carte blanche, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is carte blanche, spelled C-A-R-T-E- -B-L-A-N-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Pouvoir illimité d’agir à sa guise, plein pouvoir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how carte blanche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…], mais il ne put pas s'empêcher non plus de lui en savoir gré, et il s'affermit dans la résolution qu'il venait de prendre de lui laisser carte blanche.
Les auteurs du génocide attendaient désormais que les Français viennent les sauver et pensaient avoir carte blanche pour achever leur macabre besogne.
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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.