phase terminale

\faz tɛʁ.mi.nal\

/\faz tɛʁ.mi.nal\/ noun

The verdict

“phase terminale” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Étape ultime d’une maladie pour laquelle tous les traitements ont échoué.

Corpus desk

Index FR-phase-terminale · phase terminale · French

phase terminale · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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.

Key facts for phase terminale
PropertyValue
Headwordphase terminale
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\faz tɛʁ.mi.nal\
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « phase terminale » en français

phase terminalereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

phase terminale is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \faz tɛʁ.mi.nal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Étape ultime d’une maladie pour laquelle tous les traitements ont échoué.".

phase terminale has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is phase terminale, spelled P-H-A-S-E- -T-E-R-M-I-N-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Étape ultime d’une maladie pour laquelle tous les traitements ont échoué.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how phase terminale appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le prêtre s’était renseigné auprès du personnel médical. Cancer de la plèvre, cancer pulmonaire en phase terminale.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "phase terminale"?
"phase terminale" is spelled P-H-A-S-E- -T-E-R-M-I-N-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \faz tɛʁ.mi.nal\.
What does "phase terminale" mean?
As a noun, "phase terminale" means: Étape ultime d’une maladie pour laquelle tous les traitements ont échoué.
How do you pronounce "phase terminale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "phase terminale" is \faz tɛʁ.mi.nal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "phase terminale" come from?
"phase terminale" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list