# terminal vs Terminus

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### terminal
*adjective · frequency rank #10,953*
am Ende gelegen

### Terminus
*noun · IPA [ˈtɛʁminʊs] · frequency rank #29,362*
Wort der Fachsprache eines (wissenschaftlichen) Sachgebietes

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