carrow
/ˈkæɹəʊ/
"carrow" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“carrow” is uncommon English (frequency #84,070 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,070
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A gambler in Ireland.
Corpus desk
Index EN-carrow · carrow · English
carrow · rank #84,070 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,070
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH Carlsson
Nearest frequency peer: Carlsson (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “carrow”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- carine
carine
15,934 corpus weight
- Carlsson
Carlsson
15,932 corpus weight
- carrow
carrow
15,931 corpus weight
- cartes
cartes
15,930 corpus weight
- Caryn
Caryn
15,929 corpus weight
- Castiglione
Castiglione
15,927 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “carrow” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | carrow |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkæɹəʊ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #84,070 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “carrow” in English
Rare enough to double-check
carrow is uncommon English at frequency #84,070 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkæɹəʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A gambler in Ireland.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for carrow, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Irish cearrbhach; compare Scottish Gaelic cearrach, from ceàrrbhag (“the left hand”), from ceàrr (“left”). The correct English form is carrow, spelled C-A-R-R-O-W.
Definition
- 1A gambler in Ireland.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how carrow appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Did you blame me even now for wishing of Kern Horse-Boys and Carrows to be clean cut off , as too violent a means; and do you yourself now prescribe the same Medicine?
Etymology
From Irish cearrbhach; compare Scottish Gaelic cearrach, from ceàrrbhag (“the left hand”), from ceàrr (“left”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "carrow"?
What does "carrow" mean?
How do you pronounce "carrow"?
What is the origin of the word "carrow"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "carrow", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).