cream cheese

\kʁim tʃiz\

/\kʁim tʃiz\/ noun

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The verdict

“cream cheese” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Type de fromage frais nord-américain à tartiner.

Key facts for cream cheese
PropertyValue
Headwordcream cheese
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁim tʃiz\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cream cheese” sits in French frequency

cream cheese falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cream cheese is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁim tʃiz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Type de fromage frais nord-américain à tartiner.".

No misspelling variants are generated for cream cheese in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is cream cheese, spelled C-R-E-A-M- -C-H-E-E-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Type de fromage frais nord-américain à tartiner.

Synonyms

fromage à la crèmefromage en crèmePhiladelphia

This word in other languages

cream cheese(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cream cheese"?
"cream cheese" is spelled C-R-E-A-M- -C-H-E-E-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁim tʃiz\.
What does "cream cheese" mean?
As a noun, "cream cheese" means: Type de fromage frais nord-américain à tartiner.
How do you pronounce "cream cheese"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cream cheese" is \kʁim tʃiz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cream cheese" come from?
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Using “cream cheese”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is C-R-E-A-M- -C-H-E-E-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kʁim tʃiz\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list