When I try to override a property I get an error \"can not override mutable property with read-only property\"
I have provided get and set in the super class.
The compiler error message is fairly straightforward: Card's contents property is mutable, which is to say it has a set method in addition to the get method.
Your override only adds a get method, you need to add a set method too.
I think this is what you want:
set(newValue) {
rankStrings[Int(self.rank)] = newValue;
}