carte son

\kaʁ.tə sɔ̃\

/\kaʁ.tə sɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Carte d’extension d’ordinateur dont le rôle est de produire un son.

Key facts for carte son
PropertyValue
Headwordcarte son
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kaʁ.tə sɔ̃\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “carte son” sits in French frequency

carte son falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French 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

carte son is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kaʁ.tə sɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Carte d’extension d’ordinateur dont le rôle est de produire un son.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for carte son, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is carte son, spelled C-A-R-T-E- -S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Carte d’extension d’ordinateur dont le rôle est de produire un son.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "carte son"?
"carte son" is spelled C-A-R-T-E- -S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kaʁ.tə sɔ̃\.
What does "carte son" mean?
As a noun, "carte son" means: Carte d’extension d’ordinateur dont le rôle est de produire un son.
How do you pronounce "carte son"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carte son" is \kaʁ.tə sɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carte son" come from?
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Using “carte son”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-A-R-T-E- -S-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kaʁ.tə sɔ̃\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list