saint chrême

\sɛ̃ kʁɛm\

/\sɛ̃ kʁɛm\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Huile sacrée mêlée de baume, qui sert dans certains sacrements.

Key facts for saint chrême
PropertyValue
Headwordsaint chrême
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɛ̃ kʁɛm\
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “saint chrême” sits in French frequency

saint chrême 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

saint chrême is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɛ̃ kʁɛm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Huile sacrée mêlée de baume, qui sert dans certains sacrements.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for saint chrême in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is saint chrême, spelled S-A-I-N-T- -C-H-R-Ê-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Huile sacrée mêlée de baume, qui sert dans certains sacrements.

Synonyms

chrême

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 "saint chrême"?
"saint chrême" is spelled S-A-I-N-T- -C-H-R-Ê-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛ̃ kʁɛm\.
What does "saint chrême" mean?
As a noun, "saint chrême" means: Huile sacrée mêlée de baume, qui sert dans certains sacrements.
How do you pronounce "saint chrême"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "saint chrême" is \sɛ̃ kʁɛm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "saint chrême" come from?
"saint chrême" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “saint chrême”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-A-I-N-T- -C-H-R-Ê-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sɛ̃ kʁɛm\ (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