Which to use
“carrick” is a noun and “carries” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,775
- “carrick” frequency rank
- #4,831
- “carries” frequency rank
- 28606
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carrick | carries |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative spelling of carrack. | third-person singular simple present indicative of carry |
Letter map: carrick vs carries
Shared letters muted; letters that set carrick and carries apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for carrick / carries
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: carrick is anoun and carriesaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28606, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carrick is recorded at frequency rank #23,775, classified as anoun. carries is at rank #4,831, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈkæɹ.ɪz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 28606, this pair ranks #369,733 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of carrick vs carries
Shared letters: acir. Private to "carrick": k. Private to "carries": es.
"carrick" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "carries" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "carrick" for "carries" ever safe?
Which is more common, "carrick" or "carries"?
What to do next
Pair "carrick" vs "carries" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "carrick" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "carries" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #369,733 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carrick" and "carries" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carrick vs carrion". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #369,733 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.