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término

Spanish, noun

término is spelled T-É-R-M-I-N-O (7 letters) and appears 74 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,196th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Término is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “end, terminus (the terminal point of something in space or time)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, terminó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of terminar”. Without its accent, termino is a different word: “first-person singular present indicative of terminar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Último punto hasta donde llega una cosa”.

What does término mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineend, terminus (the terminal point of something in space or time)

  2. 2

    masculineend, finish, conclusion (the cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion)

  3. 3

    masculineterm, period (a chronological limitation or restriction, a limited timespan)

  4. 4

    masculineterm (a word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge)

  5. 5

    masculineplace (the position in a contest or ranking)

  6. 6

    masculineterms (any of the binding conditions or promises in a legal contract)

verb

as terminó
  1. 1

    third-person singular preterite indicative of terminar

verb

as termino
  1. 1

    first-person singular present indicative of terminar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Último punto hasta donde llega una cosa. 2. Último momento de la existencia de una cosa. 3. Límite de una cosa inmaterial. 4. Mojón, límite o línea divisoria.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of término

  • términos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to término

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is término in Spanish?

término appears 74 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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