# carton

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɑːtən/ · frequency rank #22,606

## Definitions
1. An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
2. A pack of cigarettes, usually ten, wrapped in cellophane or packed in a light cardboard box.
3. A cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans.
4. A kind of thin pasteboard.
5. A small disc within the bullseye of a target.
6. A shot that strikes this disc.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French carton, from Italian cartone. Doublet of cartoon.

## Easily confused with
- **Cato** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carton-vs-cato)
- **carts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carton-vs-carts)
- **cotton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carton-vs-cotton)
- **castor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carton-vs-castor)
- **Colton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carton-vs-colton)
- **cordon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carton-vs-cordon)
- **Curtin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carton-vs-curtin)
- **cation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carton-vs-cation)
- **cartoon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carton-vs-cartoon)
- **caution** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carton-vs-caution)
- **Clayton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carton-vs-clayton)
- **clarion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carton-vs-clarion)
- **Clapton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carton-vs-clapton)
- **Charlton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carton-vs-charlton)
- **cart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cart-vs-carton)
- **Caro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caro-vs-carton)
- **cargo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cargo-vs-carton)
- **canon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canon-vs-carton)
- **carol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carol-vs-carton)
- **Carlo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlo-vs-carton)

## Common misspellings (9)
`acrton`, `carotn`, `carrton`, `cartno`, `cartonn`, `cartton`, `catron`, `ccarton`, `craton`

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