crème solaire

\kʁɛm sɔ.lɛʁ\

/\kʁɛm sɔ.lɛʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Crème dont le but est de protéger la peau de certains effets nuisibles dus aux rayonnements ultraviolets du soleil.

Key facts for crème solaire
PropertyValue
Headwordcrème solaire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kʁɛm sɔ.lɛʁ\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “crème solaire” sits in French frequency

crème solaire 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 solaire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁɛm sɔ.lɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Crème dont le but est de protéger la peau de certains effets nuisibles dus aux rayonnements ultraviolets du soleil.".

Zero misspellings are on record for crème solaire in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is crème solaire, spelled C-R-È-M-E- -S-O-L-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Crème dont le but est de protéger la peau de certains effets nuisibles dus aux rayonnements ultraviolets du soleil.

This word in other languages

sunscreen(English)Sonnencreme(Deutsch)

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 solaire"?
"crème solaire" is spelled C-R-È-M-E- -S-O-L-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kʁɛm sɔ.lɛʁ\.
What does "crème solaire" mean?
As a noun, "crème solaire" means: Crème dont le but est de protéger la peau de certains effets nuisibles dus aux rayonnements ultraviolets du soleil.
How do you pronounce "crème solaire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "crème solaire" is \kʁɛm sɔ.lɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "crème solaire" come from?
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Using “crème solaire”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-R-È-M-E- -S-O-L-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kʁɛm sɔ.lɛʁ\ (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