# creole

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɹi.əʊl/ · frequency rank #26,382

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
See Creole. Attested in English to refer to language from the 18th century.

## Easily confused with
- **crore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creole-vs-crore)
- **Crete** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creole-vs-crete)
- **Crewe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creole-vs-crewe)
- **Croke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creole-vs-croke)
- **crone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creole-vs-crone)
- **cole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cole-vs-creole)
- **Cree** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cree-vs-creole)
- **crème** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creme-vs-creole)
- **create** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/create-vs-creole)
- **cradle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cradle-vs-creole)
- **crease** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crease-vs-creole)
- **Carole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carole-vs-creole)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ccreole`, `cerole`, `creloe`, `creoel`, `creolle`, `croele`, `crreole`, `rceole`

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