Which to use
“creme” is an adjective and “crepe” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,046
- “creme” frequency rank
- #34,213
- “crepe” frequency rank
- 40259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | creme | crepe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | amarelado como a nata do leite retardada | tipo de panqueca de massa fina à base de farinha de trigo |
Where the eye mixes creme and crepe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. creme and crepe follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: creme vs crepe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: creme is /ˈkɾɛ.mɨ/ while crepe is /ˈkɾɛ.pɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - m in “creme” becomes p in “crepe”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40259, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
creme is recorded at frequency rank #6,046, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈkɾɛ.mɨ/. crepe is at rank #34,213, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɾɛ.pɨ/.
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 40259, this pair ranks #25,892 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of creme vs crepe
Shared letters: cer. Private to "creme": m. Private to "crepe": p.
"creme" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "crepe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "creme" and "crepe" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "creme" or "crepe" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "creme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crepe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,892 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "creme" and "crepe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "creep vs crepe". 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 #25,892 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.