Termin
German, noun/tɛʁˈmiːn/
Termin is spelled T-E-R-M-I-N (6 letters) and appears 40 times per million words in written German, the 2,115th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Termin is a German masculine noun meaning “date (day on which a certain event takes place)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zeitpunkt, zu dem etwas geschah, geschieht oder geschehen soll”.
What does Termin mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedate (day on which a certain event takes place)
- 2
masculinedeadline (date on or before which something must be completed)
- 3
masculinedelivery date (day on which something is scheduled to arrive at the delivery address)
- 4
masculineappointment, engagement (pre-arranged meeting or call between people, typically for work)
Herr Müller ist aktuell in einem Termin.
- 5
masculinefixture (scheduled match)
- 6
masculinehearing (legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zeitpunkt, zu dem etwas geschah, geschieht oder geschehen soll 2. verabredetes oder einberufenes Treffen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Termin
- Termines genitive
- Termins genitive
- Termine plural
- Terminen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Termin?
- /tɛʁˈmiːn/
- [tɛʁˈmiːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Termin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Termin in German?
Termin appears 40 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).