# cared vs cord

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### cord
*noun · IPA /kɔɹd/ · frequency rank #7,328*
A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fibre (a rope, for example).

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