carte mère
\kaʁt(ə).mɛʁ\
The verdict
“carte mère” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Carte électronique qui sert de support aux composants principaux d’un ensemble électronique et éventuellement aux cartes filles.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | carte mère |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kaʁt(ə).mɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “carte mère” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
carte mère is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kaʁt(ə).mɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Carte électronique qui sert de support aux composants principaux d’un ensemble électronique et éventuellement aux cartes filles.".
carte mère has no tracked misspelling variants, 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 typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is carte mère, spelled C-A-R-T-E- -M-È-R-E.
Definition
- 1Carte électronique qui sert de support aux composants principaux d’un ensemble électronique et éventuellement aux cartes filles.
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.
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Using “carte mère”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-A-R-T-E- -M-È-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kaʁt(ə).mɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.