What’s the difference between the words “cream” and “creme” besides spelling?

–noun

1. the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.

2. a soft solid or thick liquid containing medicaments or other specific ingredients, applied externally for a prophylactic, therapeutic, or cosmetic purpose.

3. Usually, creams. a soft-centered confection of fondant or fudge coated with chocolate.

4. a purée or soup containing cream or milk: cream of tomato soup.

5. the best part of anything: the cream of society.

6. a yellowish white; light tint of yellow or buff.

Pronunciation.

1. cream.

2. one of a class of liqueurs of a rather thick consistency.

Interesting question. Well, I think the quick answer is that “creme” is a word that companies use to distinguish their products from other products. They may also use it if their product has no actual “cream” in it, but they want you to think that it’s creamy. “Creme” is actually the French word for “Cream,” so that’s another difference. And I think that while you might see both of these words used as nouns “vanilla creme” or adjectives “lemon creme cookies,” you would only see the first as a verb. “I’m going to cream you, you jerk!” just doesn’t look threatening when spelled “creme.”

Creme is a cream or preparation made with or resembling cream used in cooking

Cream is the yellowish part of milk containing 18 to about 40 percent butterfat

Cream is the fatty part of dairy milk, whereas creme usually refers to a reasonable facsimile to cream (the fake stuff, a non-dairy version, i.e. whipped cream vs. something like Cool Whip – the Cool Whip would be considered the creme because it has no dairy product in it)

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