terminevsTerminenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“termine” and “Terminen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,469
“termine” frequency rank
#16,297
“Terminen” frequency rank
20766
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature termine Terminen
Definition der Termin Dativ Plural des Substantivs Termin

Letter map: termine vs Terminen

Shared letters muted; letters that set termine and Terminen apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. termine runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against Terminen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
termine
8 ch
Terminen

Corpus notes: termine and Terminen

termine and Terminen are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “termine” sits inside “Terminen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

termine is recorded at frequency rank #4,469, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Terminen is at rank #16,297, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tɛʁˈmiːnən].

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 20766, this pair ranks #1,894,005 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of termine vs Terminen

Shared letters: eimnrt. Private to "termine": -. Private to "Terminen": -.

"termine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "Terminen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • termine ← etrmine · temrine · terimne · termien · terminne · termmine · termnie · terrmine
  • Terminen ← etrminen · temrinen · terimnen · termienn · terminenn · terminnen · termminen · termnien

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "termine" and "Terminen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “termine” sits inside “Terminen”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "termine" vs "Terminen" - which ranks higher?
"termine" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,469 in our German list, against #16,297 for "Terminen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

You've compared "termine" and "Terminen". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "termine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Terminen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,894,005 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "termine" and "Terminen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs termine". 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 #1,894,005 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