Which to use
“cargo” and “carr” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,532
- “cargo” frequency rank
- #27,717
- “carr” frequency rank
- 41249
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cargo | carr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Navire destiné à transporter des marchandises. | Voiture. |
Where the eye mixes cargo and carr
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: cargo vs carr
A purely visual mix-up. cargo (\kaʁ.ɡo\) and carr (\ˈkɑːʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41249, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cargo is recorded at frequency rank #13,532, classified as anoun, pronounced \kaʁ.ɡo\. carr is at rank #27,717, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈkɑːʁ\.
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 41249, this pair ranks #234,476 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cargo vs carr
Shared letters: acr. Private to "cargo": go. Private to "carr": -.
"cargo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "carr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cargo" for "carr" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cargo" or "carr"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "cargo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "carr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,476 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cargo" and "carr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carr vs ciro". 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 #234,476 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.