# carpet vs carrot

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### carpet
*noun · IPA /ˈkɑː.(ɹ)pɪt/ · frequency rank #5,301*
A fabric used as a complete floor covering.

### carrot
*noun · IPA /ˈkæɹ.ət/ · frequency rank #12,560*
A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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