# cared vs carve

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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/cared-vs-carve