carer
/ˈkeɹɚ/noun
carer is spelled C-A-R-E-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, carer means “Someone who regularly looks after another person, either as a job or often through family responsibilities” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of carer is carers.
How many letters and syllables are in carer?
| Letters | 5: C-A-R-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is carer?
Carer appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce carer?
- UK /ˈkɛəɹə/
- /ˈkɛɹɚ/
- US /ˈkeɹɚ/
Carer has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-carer.wav, EN-AU_ck1_carer.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with carer?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as carer from its last stressed vowel (/eɹəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: racer.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of carer
- carers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CommonwealthIrelandUKSomeone who regularly looks after another person, either as a job or often through family responsibilities.
Have you thought of a job as a carer for disabled people?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Carer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense someone who regularly looks after another person:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | soignant, soignante |
| German | Betreuer, Betreuerin |
| Portuguese | cuidador |
| Spanish | cuidador |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does carer come from?
From care + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).