# Carrie vs carrier

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Carrie
*name · IPA /ˈkæ.ɹi/ · frequency rank #10,005*
A diminutive of the female given name Caroline, also used as a formal given name.

### 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/carrie-vs-carrier