cartographe
\kaʁ.tɔ.ɡʁaf\
The verdict
“cartographe” is uncommon French (frequency #68,890 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,890
- frequency rank, French
- 257,141
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Spécialiste ayant subi une formation technique et éventuellement scientifique en vue de l’établissement de documents cartographiques.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cartographe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kaʁ.tɔ.ɡʁaf\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #68,890 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cartographe” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cartographe is uncommon French at frequency #68,890 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kaʁ.tɔ.ɡʁaf\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Spécialiste ayant subi une formation technique et éventuellement scientifique en vue de l’établissement de documents cartographiques.".
No misspelling variants are generated for cartographe in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists 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 cartographe, spelled C-A-R-T-O-G-R-A-P-H-E.
Definition
- 1Spécialiste ayant subi une formation technique et éventuellement scientifique en vue de l’établissement de documents cartographiques.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cartographe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-A-R-T-O-G-R-A-P-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kaʁ.tɔ.ɡʁaf\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.