carton jaune
\kaʁ.tɔ̃ ʒon\
The verdict
“carton jaune” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Avertissement donné par l’arbitre d’un match de football ou de rugby a un joueur qui a commis certaines fautes telles que l’obstruction volontaire, un comportement antisportif, la contestation d’un...
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Index FR-carton-jaune · carton jaune · French
carton jaune · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | carton jaune |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kaʁ.tɔ̃ ʒon\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
carton jaune is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kaʁ.tɔ̃ ʒon\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for carton jaune, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is carton jaune, spelled C-A-R-T-O-N- -J-A-U-N-E.
Definition
- 1Avertissement donné par l’arbitre d’un match de football ou de rugby a un joueur qui a commis certaines fautes telles que l’obstruction volontaire, un comportement antisportif, la contestation d’une décision d’arbitrage, etc.
- 2Signalement public d’une erreur ou d’une faute.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how carton jaune appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elles sont là, souriantes, à guetter la faute comme un arbitre toujours prêt à sortir le carton jaune.
Gus MacCarthy a écopé d’un carton jaune.
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.