creen
/kɹiːn/obsolete
creen is spelled C-R-E-E-N: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, creen means “To complain; to whine; to moan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in creen?
| Letters | 5: C-R-E-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is creen?
Creen appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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 creen?
- /kɹiːn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-creen.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of creen
- creens present, singular, he/she/it
- creening participle, present
- creened participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does creen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo complain; to whine; to moan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does creen come from?
Borrowed from Cornish krena (“to tremble”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).