carry

/ˈkæɹ.ɪ/

//ˈkæɹ.ɪ// verb

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The verdict

“carry” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #41,237. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,237
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Llevar, transportar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-carry · carry · Spanish

carry · rank #41,237 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,237
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH Caquetá

Nearest frequency peer: Caquetá (-2 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “carry”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “carry” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

carry vs cry
60% similar
carry vs cars
60% similar
carry vs cart
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for carry
PropertyValue
Headwordcarry
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈkæɹ.ɪ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#41,237
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “carry”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).carrycae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Caquetá” (#41,235), “Ceres” (#41,239), “cansaron” (#41,234). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “carry” va en #41,237. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around carry (IPA /ˈkæɹ.ɪ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #41,237 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for carry, with forms such as "acrry", "carryy", and "cary". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cry", "cars", "cart", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is carry, spelled C-A-R-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Llevar, transportar.
  2. 2
    Transmitir.
  3. 3
    Soportar, sufrir.
  4. 4
    Comportar, implicar.
  5. 5
    Aprobar.
  6. 6
    Comportarse.
  7. 7
    Estar embarazada con.
  8. 8
    Tomar la iniciativa en una competencia.
  9. 9
    Inspirar o influenciar.
  10. 10
    Tener en el inventario o en la contabilidad.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how carry appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acrry
  • carryy
  • cary
  • caryr
  • ccarry
  • crary

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of carry - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acrry2carryy1cary1caryr2ccarry1crary2
Edit distance from "carry"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "carry"?
"carry" is spelled C-A-R-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkæɹ.ɪ/.
What does "carry" mean?
As a verb, "carry" means: Llevar, transportar.
What words are commonly confused with "carry"?
"carry" is commonly confused with "cry", "cars", "cart". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "carry"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "carry" is /ˈkæɹ.ɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "carry" come from?
"carry" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "carry", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ceres#41,239clics#41,245Denia#41,296dormi#41,314

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

boli6 variantsdamn6 variantsvilo6 variantsTirso6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list