# carb vs cards

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### carb
*noun · IPA /kɑːb/ · frequency rank #18,780*
Clipping of carbohydrate

### cards
*noun · IPA /kɑɹdz/ · frequency rank #1,786*
plural of card

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carb-vs-cards