# carr

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɑː/ · frequency rank #11,178

## Definitions
1. Any marsh; marshy ground, swampland.
2. In particular, a marsh or fen formed when the litter of decaying reeds (e.g. in a lake) raises the ground level above the water, allowing more vegetation like sedges and then low bushes or trees to grow; a marshy woodland. (Compare marsh, swamp, bog, fen.)

## Etymology
From Middle English kerr and Middle English carr meaning meadow, field or grassland of a low lying variety; possibly related to Old Norse kjarr. Compare Swedish kärr, Icelandic kjarr.

## Easily confused with
- **CR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carr-vs-cr)
- **cat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carr-vs-cat)
- **cry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carr-vs-cry)
- **cas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carr-vs-cas)
- **CPR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carr-vs-cpr)
- **cor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carr-vs-cor)
- **CSR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carr-vs-csr)
- **CFR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carr-vs-cfr)
- **CRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carr-vs-crt)
- **CRM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carr-vs-crm)
- **CDR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carr-vs-cdr)
- **CTR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carr-vs-ctr)
- **cur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carr-vs-cur)
- **CRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carr-vs-crs)
- **CRO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carr-vs-cro)
- **CHR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carr-vs-chr)
- **CRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carr-vs-cri)
- **cay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carr-vs-cay)
- **cru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carr-vs-cru)
- **caw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carr-vs-caw)

## Common misspellings (3)
`acrr`, `ccarr`, `crar`

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