Terrasse

/[tɛˈʁasə]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,466

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Terrasse is aGermannoun. It means: größere, ebene Fläche vor, bei oder auf einem Gebäude Pronounced [tɛˈʁasə]. It ranks #8,466 in German word frequency. Often confused with Trasse and Terrassen.

Key facts for Terrasse
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HeadwordTerrasse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tɛˈʁasə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,466
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Terrasse in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Terrasse is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [tɛˈʁasə]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,466 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Terrasse, with forms such as "etrrasse", "terarsse", and "terasse". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Trasse", "Terrassen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Terrasse, spelled T-E-R-R-A-S-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    größere, ebene Fläche vor, bei oder auf einem Gebäude
  2. 2
    Abstufung im Gelände, die entweder künstlich angelegt wurde oder auf natürliche Weise entstanden ist

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etrrasse,terarsse,terasse,terrase,terrases,terraße,terrsase,trerasse,tterrasse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Terrasse

Misspelling Variants of "Terrasse"

etrrasse8terarsse8terasse7terrase7terrases8terraße7terrsase8trerasse8
Misspelling Variants of "Terrasse"

Frequency rank: #8,466 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Terrasse"?
"Terrasse" is spelled T-E-R-R-A-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [tɛˈʁasə].
What does "Terrasse" mean?
As a noun, "Terrasse" means: größere, ebene Fläche vor, bei oder auf einem Gebäude
What words are commonly confused with "Terrasse"?
"Terrasse" is commonly confused with "Trasse", "Terrassen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Terrasse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Terrasse" is [tɛˈʁasə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Terrasse" come from?
"Terrasse" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.