crème au beurre

\kʁɛ.m‿o bœʁ\

/\kʁɛ.m‿o bœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Préparation pâtissière à base de beurre ramolli battu avec du sucre.

Key facts for crème au beurre
PropertyValue
Headwordcrème au beurre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁɛ.m‿o bœʁ\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “crème au beurre” sits in French frequency

crème au beurre 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

crème au beurre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁɛ.m‿o bœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Préparation pâtissière à base de beurre ramolli battu avec du sucre.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for crème au beurre, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is crème au beurre, spelled C-R-È-M-E- -A-U- -B-E-U-R-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Préparation pâtissière à base de beurre ramolli battu avec du sucre.

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 "crème au beurre"?
"crème au beurre" is spelled C-R-È-M-E- -A-U- -B-E-U-R-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁɛ.m‿o bœʁ\.
What does "crème au beurre" mean?
As a noun, "crème au beurre" means: Préparation pâtissière à base de beurre ramolli battu avec du sucre.
How do you pronounce "crème au beurre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crème au beurre" is \kʁɛ.m‿o bœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crème au beurre" come from?
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Using “crème au beurre”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-R-È-M-E- -A-U- -B-E-U-R-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kʁɛ.m‿o bœʁ\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list