# Carew

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɛəɹuː/ · frequency rank #45,255

## Definitions
1. A village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN045038).
2. An unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States.
3. A habitational surname from Welsh.

## Etymology
From Welsh caer (“fort”) + rhiw (“hill; slope”).

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

## Common misspellings (7)
`acrew`, `caerw`, `careww`, `carrew`, `carwe`, `ccarew`, `craew`

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