# cared vs catered

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### catered
*adjective · IPA /ˈkeɪtəd/ · frequency rank #25,314*
Having catering provided

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