terminal

adj

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The verdict

“terminal” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,953. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,953
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - am Ende gelegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-terminal · terminal · German

terminal · rank #10,953 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,953
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tendenzen

Nearest frequency peer: Tendenzen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „terminal“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „terminal“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

terminal vs termine
75% similar
terminal vs Terminen
63% similar
terminal vs Terminus
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for terminal
PropertyValue
Headwordterminal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,953
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „terminal“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).terminalliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Tendenzen“ (#10,952), „TuS“ (#10,954), „Tabak“ (#10,951). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „terminal“ bei #10,953. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around terminal, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,953 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for terminal, with forms such as "etrminal", "temrinal", and "terimnal". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "termine", "Terminen", "Terminus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is terminal, spelled T-E-R-M-I-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    am Ende gelegen
  2. 2
    im Endstadium; so, dass es nicht mehr zu heilen ist
  3. 3
    eine Grenze oder das Ende von etwas betreffend, zu ihm gehörend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how terminal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die terminale Knospe ist am dicksten.
  2. Pneumonie stellt bei Patienten in hohem Alter und/oder mit schwerer fortgeschrittener Komorbidität häufig ein terminales Ereignis dar.

Synonyms

endständigtödlichunheilbar

Antonyms

basalgrundständiglateralseitlichseitenständig

This word in other languages

terminal(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etrminal
  • temrinal
  • terimnal
  • termianl
  • terminall
  • terminla
  • terminnal
  • termminal
  • termnial
  • terrminal
  • treminal
  • tterminal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of terminal - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

etrminal2temrinal2terimnal2termianl2terminall1terminla2terminnal1termminal1
Edit distance from "terminal"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "terminal"?
"terminal" is spelled T-E-R-M-I-N-A-L.
What does "terminal" mean?
As an adjective, "terminal" means: am Ende gelegen
What words are commonly confused with "terminal"?
"terminal" is commonly confused with "termine", "Terminen", "Terminus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "terminal" come from?
"terminal" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "terminal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

steigert#10,946vergesse#10,960Staffeln#10,944abziehen#10,990

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

angeregt12 variantsangucken12 variantsneidisch12 variantsbewaffnet12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list