crêpe
[kʁɛp]
The verdict
“crêpe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr dünner Pfannkuchen aus Weizen oder Buchweizen
Corpus desk
Index DE-crepe · crêpe · German
crêpe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | crêpe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kʁɛp] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „crêpe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
crêpe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kʁɛp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr dünner Pfannkuchen aus Weizen oder Buchweizen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for crêpe, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is crêpe, spelled C-R-Ê-P-E.
Definition
- 1sehr dünner Pfannkuchen aus Weizen oder Buchweizen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how crêpe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Bonjour, je voudrais une crêpe au sucre, s'il vous plaît!"
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.