cream cheese
"cream-cheese" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cream cheese” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A soft, mild-tasting, white cheese that comes from cow’s milk.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cream cheese |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cream cheese” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cream cheese is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A soft, mild-tasting, white cheese that comes from cow’s milk.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for cream cheese in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Named after the cream the cheese was made from. The correct English form is cream cheese, spelled C-R-E-A-M- -C-H-E-E-S-E.
Definition
- 1A soft, mild-tasting, white cheese that comes from cow’s milk.
Etymology
Named after the cream the cheese was made from.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “cream cheese”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-R-E-A-M- -C-H-E-E-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.