crème fleurette

noun

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The verdict

“crème fleurette” 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) - Crème qui se forme spontanément à la surface du lait.

Key facts for crème fleurette
PropertyValue
Headwordcrème fleurette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “crème fleurette” sits in French frequency

crème fleurette 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 fleurette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for crème fleurette in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is crème fleurette, spelled C-R-È-M-E- -F-L-E-U-R-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Crème qui se forme spontanément à la surface du lait.
  2. 2
    Sorte de crème fraîche fluide qui n’a subi que le traitement de pasteurisation.

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 fleurette"?
"crème fleurette" is spelled C-R-È-M-E- -F-L-E-U-R-E-T-T-E.
What does "crème fleurette" mean?
As a noun, "crème fleurette" means: Crème qui se forme spontanément à la surface du lait.
What language does "crème fleurette" come from?
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Using “crème fleurette”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-R-È-M-E- -F-L-E-U-R-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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