Which to use
“carry” and “carte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,091
- “carry” frequency rank
- #716
- “carte” frequency rank
- 30807
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carry | carte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plat traditionnel réunionnais ou mauricien d’origine tamoule. | Représentation géométrique conventionnelle, en positions relatives, de phénomènes concrets ou abstraits (pays, région, ville, astres dans le ciel, etc.), localisables dans l’espace, à échelle réduite. |
Where the eye mixes carry and carte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: carry vs carte
A purely visual mix-up. carry (\ka.ʁi\) and carte (\kaʁt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carry is recorded at frequency rank #30,091, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.ʁi\. carte is at rank #716, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kaʁt\.
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 30807, this pair ranks #307,862 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of carry vs carte
Shared letters: acr. Private to "carry": y. Private to "carte": et.
"carry" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "carte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "carry" and "carte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "carry" vs "carte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "carry" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "carte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #307,862 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carry" and "carte" 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 #307,862 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.