Which to use
“terminados” is a participle and “términos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,210
- “terminados” frequency rank
- #1,303
- “términos” frequency rank
- 23513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | terminados | términos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de terminado, participio de terminar o de terminarse. | Forma del plural de término. |
Where the eye mixes terminados and términos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. terminados runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVC) against términos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between terminados and términos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: terminados is [t̪eɾmiˈnað̞os] while términos is [ˈt̪eɾminos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23513, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
terminados is recorded at frequency rank #22,210, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪eɾmiˈnað̞os]. términos is at rank #1,303, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪eɾminos].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 23513, this pair ranks #245,454 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of terminados vs términos
Shared letters: imnorst. Private to "terminados": ade. Private to "términos": é.
"terminados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "términos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- terminados ← etrminados · temrinados · terimnados · termiandos · terminaddos · terminadoss · terminadso · terminaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "terminados" and "términos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "terminados" or "términos"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "terminados" and "términos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "terminados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "términos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,454 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "terminados" and "términos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "términos vs termos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #245,454 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.