Termini

[ˈtɛʁmini]

/[ˈtɛʁmini]/ noun

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The verdict

“Termini” is uncommon German (frequency #66,763 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,763
frequency rank, German
35,386
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Terminus

Key facts for Termini
PropertyValue
HeadwordTermini
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtɛʁmini]
Letters7
Frequency rank#66,763
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Termini” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Termini lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Termini is uncommon German at frequency #66,763 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɛʁmini]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Termini doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Termini, spelled T-E-R-M-I-N-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Terminus
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Terminus
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Terminus
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Terminus

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 "Termini"?
"Termini" is spelled T-E-R-M-I-N-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɛʁmini].
What does "Termini" mean?
As a noun, "Termini" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Terminus
How do you pronounce "Termini"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Termini" is [ˈtɛʁmini]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Termini" come from?
"Termini" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Termini”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is T-E-R-M-I-N-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈtɛʁmini] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list