Which to use
“came” is a noun and “creme” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,551
- “came” frequency rank
- #6,046
- “creme” frequency rank
- 30597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | came | creme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | conjunto de manivelas que estão colocadas sobre um mesmo eixo, usadas para mover o seguidor | amarelado como a nata do leite retardada |
Where the eye mixes came and creme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. came runs 4 letters (CVCV) against creme's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between came and creme
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: came is /ˈkɐ.mi/ while creme is /ˈkɾɛ.mɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
came is recorded at frequency rank #24,551, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɐ.mi/. creme is at rank #6,046, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈkɾɛ.mɨ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 30597, this pair ranks #37,704 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of came vs creme
Shared letters: cem. Private to "came": a. Private to "creme": r.
"came" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "creme" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "came" and "creme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "came" or "creme" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "came" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "creme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,704 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "came" and "creme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "came vs cham". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #37,704 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.