Which to use
“terminal” is an adjective and “Terminals” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,953
- “terminal” frequency rank
- #27,086
- “Terminals” frequency rank
- 38039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | terminal | Terminals |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | am Ende gelegen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Terminal |
Letter map: terminal vs Terminals
Shared letters muted; letters that set terminal and Terminals apart highlighted. Shared run: 8.
Grammar separator: terminal vs Terminals
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: terminal is anadjective and Terminalsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “terminal” sits inside “Terminals”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38039, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
terminal is recorded at frequency rank #10,953, classified as anadj. Terminals is at rank #27,086, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtœːɐ̯minl̩s].
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 38039, this pair ranks #1,574,434 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of terminal vs Terminals
Shared letters: aeilmnrt. Private to "terminal": -. Private to "Terminals": s.
"terminal" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "Terminals" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "terminal" and "Terminals" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "terminal" vs "Terminals" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "terminal" and "Terminals".
- Full dictionary entry for "terminal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Terminals" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,574,434 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "terminal" and "Terminals" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Terminals vs Terminus". 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 #1,574,434 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.