# Cree

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kɹiː/ · frequency rank #28,161

## Definitions
1. An aboriginal nation of North America.
2. The Algonquian language or dialect continuum spoken by this people.

## Etymology
From a phonetic rendering of Canadian French Cris, short for Christinaux, from either Algonquin Kirishtinó, or Cree Kenisteniwuik.

## Easily confused with
- **cry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cree-vs-cry)
- **cue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cree-vs-cue)
- **CRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cree-vs-crt)
- **CRM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cree-vs-crm)
- **CRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cree-vs-crs)
- **CRO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cree-vs-cro)
- **CTE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cree-vs-cte)
- **CRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cree-vs-cri)
- **cru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cree-vs-cru)
- **CSE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cree-vs-cse)
- **crew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cree-vs-crew)
- **cute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cree-vs-cute)
- **cure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cree-vs-cure)
- **crop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cree-vs-crop)
- **Cruz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cree-vs-cruz)
- **cube** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cree-vs-cube)
- **crow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cree-vs-crow)
- **cues** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cree-vs-cues)
- **crib** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cree-vs-crib)
- **crux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cree-vs-crux)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ccree`, `cere`, `cre`, `crree`, `rcee`

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