Which to use
“cara” is a verb and “carry” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,560
- “cara” frequency rank
- #30,091
- “carry” frequency rank
- 51651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cara | carry |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de carer. | Plat traditionnel réunionnais ou mauricien d’origine tamoule. |
Where the eye mixes cara and carry
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cara and carry
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cara is \ka.ʁa\ while carry is \ka.ʁi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51651, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cara is recorded at frequency rank #21,560, classified as averb, pronounced \ka.ʁa\. carry is at rank #30,091, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ka.ʁi\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 51651, this pair ranks #153,429 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cara vs carry
Shared letters: acr. Private to "cara": -. Private to "carry": y.
"cara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "carry" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "cara" and "carry" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "cara" or "carry" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "carry" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,429 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cara" and "carry" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carrez vs carry". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #153,429 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.