# term vs terre

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### term
*noun · IPA [tɜː(r)m] · frequency rank #25,344*
Dauer, Zeitraum, Laufzeit

### terre
*noun · IPA [tɛr] · frequency rank #32,310*
die ganze Erdkugel, die wir bewohnen, die Meere inbegriffen

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