crèche

\kʁɛʃ\

/\kʁɛʃ\/ noun

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The verdict

“crèche” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,349. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,349
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mangeoire des bœufs, des brebis et autres animaux semblables.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

crèche vs crée
50% similar
crèche vs crème
67% similar
crèche vs créée
50% similar

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

Key facts for crèche
PropertyValue
Headwordcrèche
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁɛʃ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,349
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “crèche” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). crèche lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around crèche (IPA \kʁɛʃ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,349 among 257,141 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for crèche, with forms such as "ccrèche", "crcèhe", and "creche". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "crée", "crème", "créée", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is crèche, spelled C-R-È-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mangeoire des bœufs, des brebis et autres animaux semblables.
  2. 2
    Mangeoire des bœufs, des brebis et autres animaux semblables.
  3. 3
    Mangeoire des bœufs, des brebis et autres animaux semblables.
  4. 4
    Mangeoire des bœufs, des brebis et autres animaux semblables.
  5. 5
    Établissement accueillant pendant la journée les enfants qui ne sont pas encore en âge d’aller à l’école, pendant que leurs parents travaillent.
  6. 6
    Chambre.
  7. 7
    Partie de l’ouvrage d’un pont ou d’une fortification, qui est en saillie sur une rivière.

This word in other languages

manger(English)belén(Español)Krippe(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccrèche
  • crcèhe
  • creche
  • crrèche
  • crècche
  • crèceh
  • crèchhe
  • crèhce
  • cèrche
  • rcèche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crèche - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccrèche1crcèhe2creche1crrèche1crècche1crèceh2crèchhe1crèhce2
Edit distance from "crèche"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crèche"?
"crèche" is spelled C-R-È-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁɛʃ\.
What does "crèche" mean?
As a noun, "crèche" means: Mangeoire des bœufs, des brebis et autres animaux semblables.
What words are commonly confused with "crèche"?
"crèche" is commonly confused with "crée", "crème", "créée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "crèche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crèche" is \kʁɛʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crèche" come from?
"crèche" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “crèche”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-R-È-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kʁɛʃ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “crée” - see the side-by-side comparison. crèche vs crée
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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