terminus
ter·mi·nus/ˈtər.mə.nəs/noun
terminus is spelled T-E-R-M-I-N-U-S: 8 letters and 3 syllables (ter·mi·nus). It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,965th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, terminus means “The end or final point of something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of terminus is termini or terminuses.
How many letters and syllables are in terminus?
| Letters | 8: T-E-R-M-I-N-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ter·mi·nus |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 22,965th 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 terminus?
Terminus appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,965th 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).
How do you pronounce terminus?
- UK /ˈtɜːmɪnəs/
- US /ˈtər.mə.nəs/
- US /ˈtər.mɪ.nəs/
Terminus has 3 syllables, split ter·mi·nus in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-terminus.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of terminus
- termini plural
- terminuses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does terminus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The end or final point of something.
The river reached its terminus at the wide delta near the sea.
- 2
The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located.
- 3
obsoleteA boundary or border, or a post or stone marking such a boundary.
A bronz statue marked the terminus of the king's dominion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Terminus in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | término |
| French | terminus |
| German | Endstation |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does terminus come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin terminus (“boundary, limit”). Doublet of term, Terminus, and termon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).