creme
/kɹɛm/adjective, noun, verb
creme is spelled C-R-E-M-E: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, creme means “Alternative spelling of crème” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in creme?
| Letters | 5: C-R-E-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,745th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is creme?
Creme appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th 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 creme?
- /kɹɛm/
Creme 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).
Words people confuse with creme
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with creme?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as creme.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: merce.
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 creme
- more creme comparative
- most creme superlative
- cremes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- creming participle, present
- cremed participle, past
- more crème comparative
- most crème superlative
- crèmes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- crèming participle, present
- crèmed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does creme mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative spelling of crème.
adjective
- 1
Synonym of cream.
noun
- 1
A very sugary, fluffy white cream derivative or creamlike analogue.
- 2
Cream.
verb
- 1
To whip into a thick creamy texture.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of crème.
verb
- 1
Alternative spelling of crème.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does creme come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French crème. Doublet of cream and crema.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).