# creek vs creme

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### creek
*noun · IPA /krik, krɪk/ · frequency rank #17,752*
riacho

### creme
*adjective · IPA /ˈkɾɛ.mɨ/ · frequency rank #6,046*
amarelado como a nata do leite retardada

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/creek-vs-creme