crème sure
\kʁɛm syʁ\
The verdict
“crème sure” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Produit laitier riche en graisses obtenu par fermentation, utilisé dans la cuisine nord-américaine et européenne.
Corpus desk
Index FR-creme-sure · crème sure · French
crème sure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | crème sure |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kʁɛm syʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « crème sure » en français
Rare enough to double-check
crème sure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kʁɛm syʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Produit laitier riche en graisses obtenu par fermentation, utilisé dans la cuisine nord-américaine et européenne.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for crème sure, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is crème sure, spelled C-R-È-M-E- -S-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Produit laitier riche en graisses obtenu par fermentation, utilisé dans la cuisine nord-américaine et européenne.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how crème sure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Comment préparer crème sure, crème aigre ou sour cream ?
Synonyms
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.