crêpe
\kʁɛp\
The verdict
“crêpe” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #19,798 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #19,798
- frequency rank, French
- 5
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Étoffe claire, légère et comme frisée, faite de laine fine ou de soie crue et gommée.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | crêpe |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kʁɛp\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #19,798 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “crêpe” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for crêpe is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kʁɛp\. Corpus data places it at rank #19,798 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for crêpe, with forms such as "ccrêpe", "crepe", and "crpêe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Crie", "crue", "crew", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is crêpe, spelled C-R-Ê-P-E.
Definition
- 1Étoffe claire, légère et comme frisée, faite de laine fine ou de soie crue et gommée.
- 2Symbole consistant en un crêpe noir au chapeau, au bras ou à l’épée, porté en signe de deuil.
- 3Cheveux nattés et frisés par le bout.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccrêpe,crepe,crpêe,crrêpe,crêep,crêppe,cêrpe,rcêpe
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of crêpe - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Using “crêpe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is C-R-Ê-P-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \kʁɛp\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Crie” - see the side-by-side comparison. crêpe vs Crie
- 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.