# caron

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkæɹən/ · frequency rank #44,108

## Definitions
1. háček

## Etymology
Etymology unknown; first known use is the United States Government Printing Office Style Manual of 1967, where it apparently referred to an inverted caret. Possibly derived from caret after its similar shape (^), and with -on either from macron or as an augmentative after reanalysis of -et as a diminutive.

## Easily confused with
- **con** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caron-vs-con)
- **CRO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caron-vs-cro)
- **cars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caron-vs-cars)
- **corn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caron-vs-corn)
- **crop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caron-vs-crop)
- **cart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caron-vs-cart)
- **crow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caron-vs-crow)
- **carr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caron-vs-carr)
- **Cary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caron-vs-cary)
- **carp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caron-vs-carp)
- **coon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caron-vs-coon)
- **Cato** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caron-vs-cato)
- **cmon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caron-vs-cmon)
- **croc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caron-vs-croc)
- **CERN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caron-vs-cern)
- **carry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caron-vs-carry)
- **crown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caron-vs-crown)
- **colon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caron-vs-colon)
- **carts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caron-vs-carts)
- **carve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caron-vs-carve)

## Common misspellings (5)
`carno`, `caronn`, `carron`, `ccaron`, `craon`

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