# creatine

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɹiː.əˌtiːn/ · frequency rank #36,942

## Definitions
1. An amino acid, 2-(carbamimidoyl-methyl- amino)acetic acid, which naturally occurs in vertebrates and helps to supply energy to muscle and nerve cells.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek κρέας (kréas, “meat”) (genitive κρέατος (kréatos)) + -ine. Not related to create.

## Easily confused with
- **creating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creatine-vs-creating)
- **creative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creatine-vs-creative)
- **creation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creatine-vs-creation)
- **creature** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creatine-vs-creature)
- **create** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/create-vs-creatine)
- **cheating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cheating-vs-creatine)
- **creaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creaking-vs-creatine)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ccreatine`, `ceratine`, `craetine`, `creaitne`, `creatien`, `creatinne`, `creatnie`, `creattine`, `cretaine`, `crreatine`, `rceatine`

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