# carried vs carrier

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### carried
*verb · IPA /ˈkæɹ.ɪd/ · frequency rank #1,747*
simple past and past participle of carry

### 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/carried-vs-carrier