# creed

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɹiːd/ · frequency rank #11,192

## Definitions
1. That which is believed; accepted doctrine, especially religious doctrine; a particular set of beliefs; any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered to.
2. A reading or statement of belief that summarizes the faith it represents; a confession of faith for public use, especially one which is brief and comprehensive.
3. The fact of believing; belief, faith.

## Etymology
From Middle English crede, from Old English crēda, crēdo, from Latin crēdō (“I believe”), from Proto-Italic *krezdō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred dʰeh₁- (“to place one's heart, i.e., to trust, believe”), a compound phrase of the oblique case form of *ḱḗr (“heart”). Creed is cognate with Old Irish creitid (“to believe”), Sanskrit श्रद्दधाति (śráddadhāti, “to have faith or faithfulness, to have belief or confidence, believe”).

## Easily confused with
- **crew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creed-vs-crew)
- **crud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creed-vs-crud)
- **crowd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creed-vs-crowd)
- **creek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creed-vs-creek)
- **cried** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creed-vs-cried)
- **cruel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creed-vs-cruel)
- **cries** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creed-vs-cries)
- **crews** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creed-vs-crews)
- **creep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creed-vs-creep)
- **cured** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creed-vs-cured)
- **crest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creed-vs-crest)
- **Crete** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creed-vs-crete)
- **crept** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creed-vs-crept)
- **Crewe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creed-vs-crewe)
- **crème** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creed-vs-creme)
- **creepy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creed-vs-creepy)
- **curved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creed-vs-curved)
- **cursed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creed-vs-cursed)
- **creeps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creed-vs-creeps)
- **curled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creed-vs-curled)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ccreed`, `cered`, `crede`, `creedd`, `crreed`, `rceed`

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