# carrot vs chariot

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### chariot
*noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃæɹɪət/ · frequency rank #19,784*
A two-wheeled horse-drawn cart, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare.

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