carat vs. caret vs. carrot vs. karat
4 words that sound the same but are spelled differently and mean different things. Hard level in Homonym Hunter.
💎 carat
A unit of weight for gemstones.
“A one-carat diamond ring.”
⌃ caret
The ^ mark showing where to insert text.
“She added a caret to slot in the missing word.”
🥕 carrot
An orange root vegetable.
“The rabbit stole a carrot.”
🥇 karat
A measure of gold purity out of 24.
“The chain is 18-karat gold.”
Did you know? Both 'carat' and 'karat' trace back to the carob seed, once used as a tiny standard weight.
Quick way to tell them apart
“carat” means a unit of weight for gemstones; “caret” means the ^ mark showing where to insert text; “carrot” means an orange root vegetable; “karat” means a measure of gold purity out of 24.
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