Which to use
“crème” and “Cremes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,102
- “crème” frequency rank
- #49,567
- “Cremes” frequency rank
- 90669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crème | Cremes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rahm, Sahne | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Creme |
Where the eye mixes crème and Cremes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: crème vs Cremes
A purely visual mix-up. crème ([kʁɛm]) and Cremes ([kʁeːms]) 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 90669, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crème is recorded at frequency rank #41,102, classified as anoun, pronounced [kʁɛm]. Cremes is at rank #49,567, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kʁeːms].
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 90669, this pair ranks #44,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crème vs Cremes
Shared letters: cemr. Private to "crème": è. Private to "Cremes": s.
"crème" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Cremes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Cremes ← ccremes · cermes · creems · cremess · cremmes · cremse · crmees · crremes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "crème" and "Cremes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "crème" or "Cremes" show up more?
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 "crème" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Cremes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crème" and "Cremes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Cremes vs crews". 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 #44,811 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.