# career vs carrier

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### carrier
*noun · IPA /ˈkæɹ.ɪ.ə/ · frequency rank #4,353*
A person or object that carries someone or something else.

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