Which to use
“carry” is a verb and “cry” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,925
- “carry” frequency rank
- #12,412
- “cry” frequency rank
- 38337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | carry | cry |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | levar, transportar, carregar | choro |
Letter map: carry vs cry
Shared letters muted; letters that set carry and cry apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for carry / cry
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: carry is averb and cryanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
carry is recorded at frequency rank #25,925, classified as averb. cry is at rank #12,412, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɹaɪ̯/.
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 38337, this pair ranks #28,135 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of carry vs cry
Shared letters: cry. Private to "carry": a. Private to "cry": -.
"carry" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "cry" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- carry ← acrry · carryy · cary · caryr · ccarry · crary
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "carry" and "cry" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "carry" vs "cry" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "carry" vs "cry" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "carry" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cry" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,135 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "carry" and "cry" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cárie 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 #28,135 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.