# card vs carve

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### card
*noun · IPA /kɑːd/ · frequency rank #964*
A playing card.

### carve
*verb · IPA /kɑɹv/ · frequency rank #16,861*
To cut.

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