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“terminan” and “termines” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,559
“terminan” frequency rank
#17,303
“termines” frequency rank
21862
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature terminan termines
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de terminar o de terminarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de terminar o de terminarse.

Where the eye mixes terminan and termines

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
terminan
8 ch
termines

Look-alike desk: terminan vs termines

A purely visual mix-up. terminan ([t̪eɾˈminãn]) and termines ([t̪eɾˈmines]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21862, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

terminan is recorded at frequency rank #4,559, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪eɾˈminãn]. termines is at rank #17,303, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪eɾˈmines].

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 21862, this pair ranks #253,017 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of terminan vs termines

Shared letters: eimnrt. Private to "terminan": a. Private to "termines": s.

"terminan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "termines" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • terminanetrminan · temrinan · terimnan · termiann · terminann · terminna · terminnan · termminan
  • terminesetrmines · temrines · terimnes · termiens · terminess · terminnes · terminse · termmines

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "terminan" and "termines" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([t̪eɾˈminãn] versus [t̪eɾˈmines]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "terminan" or "termines"?
"terminan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,559 in our Spanish list, against #17,303 for "termines". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "terminan" and "termines" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "terminan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "termines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #253,017 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "terminan" and "termines" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "térmicos vs termines". 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 #253,017 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list