# terrace

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɛɹəs/ · frequency rank #8,617

## Definitions
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. A single house in such a group.
8. The standing area of a sports stadium.
9. The roof of a building, especially if accessible to the residents. Often used for drying laundry, sun-drying foodstuffs, exercise, or sleeping outdoors in hot weather.
10. A champagne, (an ordinary occupying) the base of the shield.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French terrasse, from Old Occitan terrassa, from terra (“land”). Doublet of terrasse.

## Easily confused with
- **trace** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/terrace-vs-trace)
- **Thrace** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/terrace-vs-thrace)
- **terrain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/terrace-vs-terrain)
- **terraced** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/terrace-vs-terraced)
- **terra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/terra-vs-terrace)
- **Terence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/terence-vs-terrace)

## Common misspellings (8)
`etrrace`, `terace`, `terarce`, `terracce`, `terraec`, `terrcae`, `trerace`, `tterrace`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/terrace