en carte
\ɑ̃ kaʁt\
The verdict
“en carte” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amoureux, épris de quelqu’un.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-carte · en carte · French
en carte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | en carte |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ kaʁt\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en carte » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en carte is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɑ̃ kaʁt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Amoureux, épris de quelqu’un.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for en carte, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is en carte, spelled E-N- -C-A-R-T-E.
Definition
- 1Amoureux, épris de quelqu’un.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en carte appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Aujourd’hui la Bretonne est faite, crois-tu ? Lilas la Bretonne, une femme en carte ! — Sans blague ? — Dame ! Ils sont pas bileux… Une femme en carte, c’est franc. Ils sont sûrs au moins de ne pas se tromper.
Quand on est en carte Et qu’on d’vient trop tarte C’est pas choucard pour l’osier En six marquotins Ce foutu bourrin Pouvait plus faire un lacsé
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.