compte à terme
\kɔ̃.t‿a tɛʁm\
The verdict
“compte à terme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de dépôt à terme.
Corpus desk
Index FR-compte-a-terme · compte à terme · French
compte à terme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | compte à terme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kɔ̃.t‿a tɛʁm\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
compte à terme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kɔ̃.t‿a tɛʁm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de dépôt à terme.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for compte à terme, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is compte à terme, spelled C-O-M-P-T-E- -À- -T-E-R-M-E.
Definition
- 1Variante de dépôt à terme.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how compte à terme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il ne s'agit pas de monnaie au sens strict, de ce terme, puisque le titulaire d'un compte à terme dans une banque ne dispose pas d'un carnet de chèque lui permettant de mobiliser directement les avoirs qu'il détient sur son compte à terme.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.