crep
[ˈkɾep]
The verdict
“crep” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lámina discoidal de pasta de harina y huevo frita en manteca o aceite, habitualmente rellena, más delgada que un panqueque o una tortita.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | crep |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkɾep] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “crep” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for crep is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkɾep]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Lámina discoidal de pasta de harina y huevo frita en manteca o aceite, habitualmente rellena, más delgada que un panqueque o una tortita.".
Zero misspellings are on record for crep in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is crep, spelled C-R-E-P.
Definition
- 1Lámina discoidal de pasta de harina y huevo frita en manteca o aceite, habitualmente rellena, más delgada que un panqueque o una tortita.
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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.
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Using “crep”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-R-E-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkɾep] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.