terrace
/ˈtɛɹəs/noun, verb
terrace is spelled T-E-R-R-A-C-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 7.6 times per million words in written English, the 8,542nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, terrace means “A flat open area on the topmost floor of a building or apartment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of terrace is terraces.
How many letters and syllables are in terrace?
| Letters | 7: T-E-R-R-A-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.6 times per million words; the 8,542nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is terrace?
Terrace appears 7.6 times per million words in written English, the 8,542nd 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 terrace?
- /ˈtɛɹəs/
Terrace has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-terrace.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with terrace?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as terrace.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: caterer, retrace.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of terrace
- terraces plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- terracing participle, present
- terraced participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does terrace mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A flat open area on the topmost floor of a building or apartment
- 2
A platform that extends outwards from a building.
- 3
A raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides, especially one of a series for farming or leisure; a similar natural area of ground, often next to a river.
- 4
A step-like landform; (sometimes) remnants of floodplains.
- 5
A row of residential houses with no gaps between them; a group of row houses.
- 6
A street with such a group of houses in it.
- 7
UKinformalA single house in such a group.
- 8
UKThe standing area of a sports stadium.
verb
- 1
To provide something with a terrace.
- 2
To form something into a terrace.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate terrace?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of terrace: Terr..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Terrace in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | toit-terrasse , terrasse , gradins |
| German | Dachterrasse , Terrasse , Ackerterrasse, Reisterrasse , Häuserreihe |
| Portuguese | terraço, terrado , poio, socalco , (casas em) banda |
| Spanish | terraza, terrado , bancal , azotea , terraplenar |
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 terrace come from?
Borrowed from French terrasse, from Old Occitan terrassa, from Vulgar Latin *terrācea, from terra (“land”). Doublet of terrasse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).