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Carrer or career?

Did you mean career? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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Correct spelling: career. Misspelling: carrer.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

One R in the middle: car-eer.

Why people write “carrer”

The misspelling “carrer” is only one letter off: it uses R in place of E.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make career automatic.

What does “career” mean?

career noun

  1. the particular occupation for which you are trained

    Synonyms:callingvocation

  2. the general progression of your working or professional life

    “the general had had a distinguished career”

    Synonyms:

career verb

  1. move headlong at high speed

    “The cars careered down the road”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Career” in a sentence

  • She built a career in medicine.
  • The general had had a distinguished career.
  • The cars careered down the road.

Is “career” a playable word?

c 3a 1r 1e 1e 1r 1

8 points in Scrabble · 9 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“carrer” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from CAREER.

Career: quick answers

Is it carrer or career?
The correct spelling is career. “carrer” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell career?
One R in the middle: car-eer.
What does career mean?
Career means: the particular occupation for which you are trained.