ice cream
/ˌaɪsˈkɹiːm/
"ice-cream" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ice cream” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A dessert made from frozen sweetened cream or a similar substance, usually flavoured.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ice-cream · ice cream · English
ice cream · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ice cream |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌaɪsˈkɹiːm/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ice cream” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ice cream is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌaɪsˈkɹiːm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for ice cream in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Lexicalization of a reduced pronunciation of iced cream with regular deletion of -d before a cluster, from iced + cream. Compare mash potato. The correct English form is ice cream, spelled I-C-E- -C-R-E-A-M.
Definition
- 1A dessert made from frozen sweetened cream or a similar substance, usually flavoured.
- 2A portion of ice cream on a stick, in a cup or in a wafer cone.
- 3The drug methamphetamine.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ice cream appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Strawberries are particularly delicious with ice cream.
We were having a chocolate ice cream.
Etymology
Lexicalization of a reduced pronunciation of iced cream with regular deletion of -d before a cluster, from iced + cream. Compare mash potato.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.