# cared vs career

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cared
*verb · IPA /kɛɹd/ · frequency rank #5,942*
simple past and past participle of care

### career
*noun · IPA /kəˈɹɪə/ · frequency rank #896*
One’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession, especially when pursued seriously or over a long period of time.

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