terre

[tɛr]

/[tɛr]/ noun

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The verdict

“terre” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #32,310) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#32,310
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die ganze Erdkugel, die wir bewohnen, die Meere inbegriffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-terre · terre · German

terre · rank #32,310 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,310
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Telegraph

Nearest frequency peer: Telegraph (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „terre“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „terre“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

terre vs tore
60% similar
terre vs true
60% similar
terre vs Türe
40% similar

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

Key facts for terre
PropertyValue
Headwordterre
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tɛr]
Letters5
Frequency rank#32,310
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „terre“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.terreliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Telegraph“ (#32,309), „telefonische“ (#32,308), „Theoretiker“ (#32,312). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „terre“ bei #32,310. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for terre is neighbouring look-alikes ("tore", "true", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [tɛr]. Frequency #32,310 among 2,684 “T” headwords. 5 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for terre, with forms such as "etrre", "terer", and "trere". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tore", "true", "Türe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 terre, spelled T-E-R-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die ganze Erdkugel, die wir bewohnen, die Meere inbegriffen
  2. 2
    sämtliche Bewohner der Erde oder auch nur eine große Anzahl davon
  3. 3
    der lockere Bestandteil der Erde
  4. 4
    der feste aus Erde bestehende Grund, auf dem man steht
  5. 5
    Töpfermaterial

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le vent nous portera jusqu’au bout de la terre.
  2. Cet artiste est connu de la terre entière.

This word in other languages

earth(English)tierra(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etrre
  • terer
  • trere
  • tterre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of terre - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

etrre2terer2trere2tterre1
Edit distance from "terre"

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 "terre"?
"terre" is spelled T-E-R-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [tɛr].
What does "terre" mean?
As a noun, "terre" means: die ganze Erdkugel, die wir bewohnen, die Meere inbegriffen
What words are commonly confused with "terre"?
"terre" is commonly confused with "tore", "true", "Türe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "terre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "terre" is [tɛr]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "terre" come from?
"terre" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tanke#32,305Takte#32,303Tunis#32,319smash#32,274

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list