# carbs vs Cary

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### carbs
*noun · IPA /kɑːbz/ · frequency rank #18,032*
plural of carb

### Cary
*name · frequency rank #16,661*
A surname, a less common spelling of Carey.

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