resultsvstermineWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: results is a verb, termine is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“results” is a verb and “termine” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#32,236
“results” frequency rank
#4,469
“termine” frequency rank
36705
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature results termine
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs result der Termin

Letter map: results vs termine

Shared letters muted; letters that set results and termine apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

7 ch
results
7 ch
termine

Grammar separator: results vs termine

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: results is averb and termineanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36705, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

results is recorded at frequency rank #32,236, classified as averb, pronounced […]. termine is at rank #4,469, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 36705, this pair ranks #1,608,780 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of results vs termine

Shared letters: ert. Private to "results": lsu. Private to "termine": imn.

"results" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "termine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resultsersults · resluts · ressults · resullts · resulst · resultss · resultts · resutls
  • termineetrmine · temrine · terimne · termien · terminne · termmine · termnie · terrmine

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "results" and "termine" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "results" is a verb and "termine" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "results" vs "termine" - which ranks higher?
"termine" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,469 in our German list, against #32,236 for "results". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "results" and "termine".

  • Full dictionary entry for "results" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "termine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,608,780 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "results" and "termine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs results". 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 #1,608,780 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list