# Cary

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #16,661

## Definitions
1. A surname, a less common spelling of Carey.
2. A male given name transferred from the surnames.
3. A diminutive of the female given name Caroline.
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. A number of places in the United States:
6. A number of places in the United States:
7. A number of places in the United States:
8. A number of places in the United States:
9. A number of places in the United States:
10. A number of places in the United States:
11. A river in Somerset, England, which flows into the River Parrett.

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

## Common misspellings (4)
`acry`, `caryy`, `cayr`, `ccary`

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