creole
/ˈkɹioʊl/noun
creole is spelled C-R-E-O-L-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, creole means “A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of creole is creoles.
How many letters and syllables are in creole?
| Letters | 6: C-R-E-O-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is creole?
Creole appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th 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 creole?
- UK /ˈkɹi.əʊl/
- US /ˈkɹioʊl/
Creole has 2 syllables (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). Recordings: En-uk-creole.ogg, En-us-creole.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of creole
- creoles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does creole mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.
- 2
Alternative letter-case form of Creole (“person born in a colony”).
- 3
A style of hoop earrings with a hoop that has an inconsistent thickness and/or is elongated in shape.
noun
- 1
A descendant of European settlers who is born in a colonized country.
- 2
Anyone with mixed ancestry born in a country colonized by Europeans, now especially one who speaks a creole language.
- 3
Someone of African descent who is born in the Caribbean or Americas (originally as opposed to an African immigrant).
- 4
A native-born of Francophone descent in the Louisiana territory of any race, as opposed to Anglo-American settlers.
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to or characteristic of someone who is a Creole.
- 2
That is a Creole; especially, born in a colonized country different from that of his or her ancestors.
- 3
Designating a creolized language.
- 4
Prepared according to a cooking style developed in a Creole area, now especially that of Louisiana, characterised by a mixture of European and African influences.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Creole in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | créole, langue créole , Créole |
| German | Kreolsprache, Kreol , Kreole, Kreolin |
| Portuguese | crioulo, língua crioula |
| Spanish | criollo, lengua criolla |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does creole come from?
See Creole. Attested in English to refer to language from the 18th century.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).