Phrase guide

four of a kind

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Four cards of the same rank.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: card-games, games

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: կառե (kaṙe) — four cards of the same rank
  • Armenian: չորս թուղթ (čʻors tʻuġtʻ) — four cards of the same rank
  • Bulgarian: каре (kare) — four cards of the same rank
  • Catalan: pòquer — four cards of the same rank
  • Chinese Mandarin: 四條 /四条 (sìtiáo) — four cards of the same rank
  • Danish: fire ens — four cards of the same rank
  • Dutch: carré — four cards of the same rank
  • Dutch: kwartet — four cards of the same rank
  • Esperanto: kvaropo — four cards of the same rank
  • Finnish: neljä samaa — four cards of the same rank
  • Finnish: neloset — four cards of the same rank
  • French: carré — four cards of the same rank
  • German: Vierling — four cards of the same rank
  • German: Quartett — four cards of the same rank
  • Greek: καρέ (karé) — four cards of the same rank
  • Icelandic: ferna — four cards of the same rank
  • Italian: poker — four cards of the same rank
  • Japanese: フォーカード (fō kādo) — four cards of the same rank
  • Japanese: フォー・オブ・ア・カインド (fō obu a kaindo) — four cards of the same rank
  • Korean: 포 오브 어 카인드 (po obeu eo kaindeu) — four cards of the same rank
  • Māori: tokowhā — four cards of the same rank
  • Polish: kareta — four cards of the same rank
  • Portuguese: quadra — four cards of the same rank
  • Romanian: careu — four cards of the same rank
  • Russian: каре́ (karɛ́) — four cards of the same rank
  • Slovene: poker — four cards of the same rank
  • Spanish: póquer — four cards of the same rank
  • Swedish: fyrtal — four cards of the same rank
  • Vietnamese: tứ quý — four cards of the same rank