# cream vs crept

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cream
*noun · IPA /kɹiːm/ · frequency rank #2,383*
The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.

### crept
*verb · IPA /ˈkɹɛpt/ · frequency rank #23,794*
simple past and past participle of creep

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cream-vs-crept