# carp

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɑːp/ · frequency rank #22,920

## Definitions
1. Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae; specifically the common carp, Cyprinus carpio.

## Etymology
From Late Middle English carpe (“the common carp (Cyprinus carpio)”), from Old French carpe, from Late Latin carpa, possibly from Proto-West Germanic *karpo (possibly due to the introduction from the fish from the Danube into England in the 14th century; whence Middle Low German karpe and Old High German charpho, karpho); further etymology unknown.

## Easily confused with
- **CR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carp-vs-cr)
- **cp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carp-vs-cp)
- **cup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carp-vs-cup)
- **cat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carp-vs-cat)
- **cry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carp-vs-cry)
- **cop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carp-vs-cop)
- **cas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carp-vs-cas)
- **CPR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carp-vs-cpr)
- **cor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carp-vs-cor)
- **CCP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carp-vs-ccp)
- **CSR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carp-vs-csr)
- **CFR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carp-vs-cfr)
- **CRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carp-vs-crt)
- **CRM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carp-vs-crm)
- **CDR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carp-vs-cdr)
- **CTR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carp-vs-ctr)
- **CHP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carp-vs-chp)
- **cur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carp-vs-cur)
- **CRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carp-vs-crs)
- **CRO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carp-vs-cro)

## Common misspellings (5)
`acrp`, `capr`, `carpp`, `carrp`, `ccarp`

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