crema

[ˈkɾema]

/[ˈkɾema]/ noun

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The verdict

“crema” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,087. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,087
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parte lipídica de la leche, que se separa de ésta por centrifugado u otro medio para su consumo en diversas preparaciones.

Corpus desk

Index ES-crema · crema · Spanish

crema · rank #5,087 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,087
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH corruptos

Nearest frequency peer: corruptos (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “crema”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “crema” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

crema vs creo
60% similar
crema vs cría
60% similar
crema vs crew
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for crema
PropertyValue
Headwordcrema
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkɾema]
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,087
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “crema”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cremacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “corruptos” (#5,086), “cubana” (#5,088), “convencido” (#5,085). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “crema” va en #5,087. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around crema (IPA [ˈkɾema]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,087 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for crema, with forms such as "ccrema", "cerma", and "cremma". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "creo", "cría", "crew", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is crema, spelled C-R-E-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte lipídica de la leche, que se separa de ésta por centrifugado u otro medio para su consumo en diversas preparaciones.
  2. 2
    La parte más rica y selecta de una sociedad.
  3. 3
    Sopa u otro alimento de consistencia espesa y homogénea.
  4. 4
    Licor de consistencia cremosa por la adición de yema de huevo en su elaboración.
  5. 5
    Manjar elaborado con crema₁, azúcar, huevo y aromas que se emplea como relleno de tortas y pasteles.
  6. 6
    Cualquier sustancia de consistencia pastosa y untuosa.
  7. 7
    Betún para lustrar calzado.
  8. 8
    Fármaco o loción de aplicación tópica de base acuosa y consistencia pastosa que se aplica en la piel de modo que se absorba.

Synonyms

crema de lechenatacrema pastelera

This word in other languages

cream(English)crème(Français)Sahne(Deutsch)nata(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccrema
  • cerma
  • cremma
  • crmea
  • crrema
  • rcema

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crema - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccrema1cerma2cremma1crmea2crrema1rcema2
Edit distance from "crema"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crema"?
"crema" is spelled C-R-E-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkɾema].
What does "crema" mean?
As a noun, "crema" means: Parte lipídica de la leche, que se separa de ésta por centrifugado u otro medio para su consumo en diversas preparaciones.
What words are commonly confused with "crema"?
"crema" is commonly confused with "creo", "cría", "crew". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "crema"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crema" is [ˈkɾema]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crema" come from?
"crema" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "crema", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

golfo#5,113Rojos#5,042monto#5,137perra#5,144

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

añadió6 variantsTony6 variantssaque6 variantsanime6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list