crease
/kɹis/noun, verb
crease is spelled C-R-E-A-S-E: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crease means “A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crease is creases.
How many letters and syllables are in crease?
| Letters | 6: C-R-E-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,336th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is crease?
Crease appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce crease?
- UK /kɹiːs/
- US /kɹis/
- Australia /kɹiːs/
Crease has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-crease.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with crease
Also written: kris.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with crease?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as crease from its last stressed vowel (/is/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: ceaser.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of crease
- creases plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- creasing participle, present
- creased participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crease mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
His pants had a nice sharp crease.
- 2
One of the white lines drawn on the pitch to show different areas of play; especially the popping crease, but also the bowling crease and the return crease.
DRS showed he was out of the crease in a controversial run out review.
- 3
The circle around the goal, which no offensive players may enter during play, unless after scoring.
- 4
The area in front of each goal.
- 5
slangA crack.
(To Ali G): My skin is so dry. So for being a bad boy, I want you to rub oil into me, paying special attention to my breasts and my batty crease.
verb
- 1
To make a crease in; to wrinkle.
- 2
To undergo creasing; to form wrinkles.
- 3
To lightly bloody; to graze.
The bullet just creased his shoulder.
- 4
UKcolloquialTo laugh.
I can't breathe, I'm creasing so hard.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crease in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pli |
| German | Falte, Bügelfalte , knittern |
| Portuguese | ruga, dobra, vinco , enrugar , roçar |
| Spanish | arruga, pliegue, raya , arrugar, rugar, ajar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does crease come from?
From earlier English creast, from Middle English crest (“ridge, crest”). More at crest.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).