carte perforée

\kaʁt pɛʁ.fɔ.ʁe\

/\kaʁt pɛʁ.fɔ.ʁe\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Carton percé de trous qui représentent des données.

Corpus desk

Index FR-carte-perforee · carte perforée · French

carte perforée · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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.

Key facts for carte perforée
PropertyValue
Headwordcarte perforée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kaʁt pɛʁ.fɔ.ʁe\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « carte perforée » en français

carte perforéesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

carte perforée is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kaʁt pɛʁ.fɔ.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for carte perforée, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is carte perforée, spelled C-A-R-T-E- -P-E-R-F-O-R-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Carton percé de trous qui représentent des données.
  2. 2
    Carte percée de trous, les cartes attachées les unes aux autres déterminent l’exécution du dessin sur un métier à tisser.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how carte perforée appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Avant l’apparition des supports magnétiques, les programmes d’ordinateur étaient stockés sur des cartes perforées.
  2. Les deux machines lisaient des programmes sur cartes perforées et elles n’avaient ni écran graphique, ni souris, juste un clavier et des cartes perforée.

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 "carte perforée"?
"carte perforée" is spelled C-A-R-T-E- -P-E-R-F-O-R-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kaʁt pɛʁ.fɔ.ʁe\.
What does "carte perforée" mean?
As a noun, "carte perforée" means: Carton percé de trous qui représentent des données.
How do you pronounce "carte perforée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carte perforée" is \kaʁt pɛʁ.fɔ.ʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carte perforée" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list