terrine
/təˈɹin/noun
terrine is spelled T-E-R-R-I-N-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, terrine means “A deep type of dish or pan, typically used for casseroles and made out of pottery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of terrine is terrines.
How many letters and syllables are in terrine?
| Letters | 7: T-E-R-R-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd 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; 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 terrine?
Terrine appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd 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 terrine?
- /təˈɹin/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-terrine.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with terrine?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as terrine.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rentier.
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 terrine
- terrines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does terrine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A deep type of dish or pan, typically used for casseroles and made out of pottery.
- 2
A pâté baked in such a dish and served cold.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Terrine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dish:
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 terrine come from?
Borrowed from French terrine (“a clay dish; that which is cooked in the dish”). Doublet of tureen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).