crédence

\kʁe.dɑ̃s\

/\kʁe.dɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“crédence” is uncommon French (frequency #97,828 among 257,141 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,828
frequency rank, French
257,141
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Buffet, console qui sert à déposer les plats, les verres, dans une salle à manger.

Corpus desk

Index FR-credence · crédence · French

crédence · rank #97,828 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,828
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 257,141
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cruas

Nearest frequency peer: Cruas (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “crédence”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “crédence” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for crédence
PropertyValue
Headwordcrédence
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁe.dɑ̃s\
Letters8
Frequency rank#97,828
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “crédence” 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). crédence lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

crédence is uncommon French at frequency #97,828 among 257,141 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁe.dɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

crédence has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is crédence, spelled C-R-É-D-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Buffet, console qui sert à déposer les plats, les verres, dans une salle à manger.
  2. 2
    Sorte de petite table ou de console qui est au côté de l’autel et où l’on met les burettes, le bassin et les autres choses qui servent à la messe ou à quelque cérémonie ecclésiastique.
  3. 3
    Partie du mur d’une cuisine située entre le plan de travail et les meubles hauts.
  4. 4
    Petite armoire à étagères dans laquelle sont rangés des objets, notamment religieux.

This word in other languages

cupboard(English)Kredenz(Deutsch)

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crédence"?
"crédence" is spelled C-R-É-D-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁe.dɑ̃s\.
What does "crédence" mean?
As a noun, "crédence" means: Buffet, console qui sert à déposer les plats, les verres, dans une salle à manger.
How do you pronounce "crédence"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crédence" is \kʁe.dɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crédence" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dandysme#97,839Delfosse#97,848dentelés#97,850comblait#97,800
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