# cared vs cart

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### cart
*noun · IPA /kɑːt/ · frequency rank #7,318*
A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, often with two wheels on one axle, more often used for transporting goods than passengers.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cared-vs-cart