# crème

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kɹɛm/ · frequency rank #37,408

## Definitions
1. Synonym of cream.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French crème. Doublet of cream and crema.

## Easily confused with
- **CRM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creme-vs-crm)
- **crew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creme-vs-crew)
- **crim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creme-vs-crim)
- **crime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creme-vs-crime)
- **crude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creme-vs-crude)
- **crews** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creme-vs-crews)
- **crest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creme-vs-crest)
- **crore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creme-vs-crore)
- **Crete** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creme-vs-crete)
- **crept** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creme-vs-crept)
- **crumb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creme-vs-crumb)
- **Crewe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creme-vs-crewe)
- **crump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creme-vs-crump)
- **Croke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creme-vs-croke)
- **crimp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creme-vs-crimp)
- **crone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creme-vs-crone)
- **crimes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creme-vs-crimes)
- **Crimea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creme-vs-crimea)
- **creole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creme-vs-creole)
- **crewed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creme-vs-crewed)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ccrème`, `crmèe`, `crrème`, `crèem`, `crèmme`, `cèrme`, `rcème`

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