Terrine
[tɛˈʁiːnə]
The verdict
“Terrine” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Suppenschüssel, die meist besonders verziert ist, auf einem Fuß/mehreren Füßen steht und einen Deckel hat
Corpus desk
Index DE-terrine · Terrine · German
Terrine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Terrine |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [tɛˈʁiːnə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Terrine“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Terrine is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [tɛˈʁiːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Terrine, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Terrine, spelled T-E-R-R-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Suppenschüssel, die meist besonders verziert ist, auf einem Fuß/mehreren Füßen steht und einen Deckel hat
- 2(irdene) Form, in der Pasteten zubereitet und serviert werden
- 3Pastete ohne Teigmantel, die direkt in der Form gegart wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Terrine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jacob servierte die Hühnersuppe in einer Terrine.
Rainer sammelt Terrinen mit Blumendekor.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.