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 September 3, 2026) - A soft, mild-tasting, white cheese that comes from cow’s milk.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cream-cheese · cream cheese · English
cream cheese · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | cream cheese |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cream cheese” in English
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cream cheese appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Would you like some cream cheese in your sandwich?
This is one of the best cream cheeses I have ever tasted!
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.