Creme or crème?
creme is an adjective meaning “Synonym of cream”; crème is an adjective meaning “Synonym of cream”. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) creme is about as common as crème.
What is the difference between creme and crème?
| creme | crème | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | adjective, noun, verb | adjective, noun, verb |
| Meaning | Synonym of cream A very sugary, fluffy white cream derivative or creamlike analogue Cream | Synonym of cream A very sugary, fluffy white cream derivative or creamlike analogue Cream |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Pronunciation | /kɹɛm/ | /kɹɛm/ |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words | 1.3 times per million words |
Sources: creme and crème in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of creme and crème
creme
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Alternative spelling of crème
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Alternative spelling of crème
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Alternative spelling of crème
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Synonym of cream
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A very sugary, fluffy white cream derivative or creamlike analogue
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To whip into a thick creamy texture
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Cream
crème
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Alternative spelling of crème
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Alternative spelling of crème
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Alternative spelling of crème
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Synonym of cream
- 5
A very sugary, fluffy white cream derivative or creamlike analogue
- 6
To whip into a thick creamy texture
- 7
Cream
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, creme or crème?
creme appears 1.3 times per million words; crème 1.3 times per million words.
creme 1.3 times per million wordscrème 1.3 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).