# carer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɛəɹə/ · frequency rank #34,420

## Definitions
1. Someone who regularly looks after another person, either as a job or often through family responsibilities.

## Etymology
From care + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **case** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carer-vs-case)
- **cars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carer-vs-cars)
- **core** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carer-vs-core)
- **crew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carer-vs-crew)
- **cure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carer-vs-cure)
- **carl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carer-vs-carl)
- **cave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carer-vs-cave)
- **cart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carer-vs-cart)
- **carr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carer-vs-carr)
- **Cary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carer-vs-cary)
- **Cher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carer-vs-cher)
- **carp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carer-vs-carp)
- **cate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carer-vs-cate)
- **Cree** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carer-vs-cree)
- **Caro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carer-vs-caro)
- **cred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carer-vs-cred)
- **corr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carer-vs-corr)
- **cover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carer-vs-cover)
- **cases** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carer-vs-cases)
- **carry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carer-vs-carry)

## Common misspellings (6)
`acrer`, `caerr`, `carerr`, `carrer`, `ccarer`, `craer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/carer