termen
noun
termen is spelled T-E-R-M-E-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, termen means “The outer edge of the wing of a butterfly or moth, joining the apex to the tornus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of termen is termens.
How many letters and syllables are in termen?
| Letters | 6: T-E-R-M-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is termen?
Termen appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of termen
- termens plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does termen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The outer edge of the wing of a butterfly or moth, joining the apex to the tornus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does termen come from?
From Latin termen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).