Cree

[kʁiː]

/[kʁiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Cree” is uncommon German (frequency #80,224 among 20,081 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,224
frequency rank, German
20,081
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sprache des gleichnamigen Indianerstamms, die zwischen den Rocky Mountains und dem Atlantik gesprochen wird

Key facts for Cree
PropertyValue
HeadwordCree
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kʁiː]
Letters4
Frequency rank#80,224
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Cree” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Cree lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Cree is uncommon German at frequency #80,224 among 20,081 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kʁiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sprache des gleichnamigen Indianerstamms, die zwischen den Rocky Mountains und dem Atlantik gesprochen wird".

No misspelling variants are generated for Cree in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Cree, spelled C-R-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sprache des gleichnamigen Indianerstamms, die zwischen den Rocky Mountains und dem Atlantik gesprochen wird

Synonyms

Cree-IndianischCree-SpracheKriKri-Sprache

This word in other languages

Cree(English)cri(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Cree"?
"Cree" is spelled C-R-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁiː].
What does "Cree" mean?
As a noun, "Cree" means: Sprache des gleichnamigen Indianerstamms, die zwischen den Rocky Mountains und dem Atlantik gesprochen wird
How do you pronounce "Cree"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Cree" is [kʁiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Cree" come from?
"Cree" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Cree”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is C-R-E-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kʁiː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list