termine

\tɛʁ.min\

/\tɛʁ.min\/ verb

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The verdict

“termine” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,967. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,967
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de terminer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-termine · termine · French

termine · rank #2,967 · 10 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,967
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH tests

Nearest frequency peer: tests (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « termine »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « termine » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

termine vs traîne
57% similar
termine vs ternie
71% similar
termine vs turbine
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for termine
PropertyValue
Headwordtermine
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\tɛʁ.min\
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,967
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « termine »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).terminese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « tests » (#2,968), « souris » (#2,965), « tir » (#2,969). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « termine » est au #2,967. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around termine (IPA \tɛʁ.min\), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,967 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for termine, with forms such as "etrmine", "temrine", and "terimne". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "traîne", "ternie", "turbine", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is termine, spelled T-E-R-M-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de terminer.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de terminer.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de terminer.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de terminer.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de terminer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Quatre ans plus tard, c’est l’heure du bilan pour Jair Bolsonaro, qui en termine avec un premier mandat et en espère un deuxième.
  2. La casside, ou poésie orientale, dont il s’agit (et qui, écrite en l’honneur d’un Polonais, le comte Wenceslas Rzewuski, est dédiée à un Russe, le littérateur Jean Kozlow] se termine par un superbe élan de l’âme, par l’immense cri de joie de l’homme qui peut respirer librement, dont la vue s’étend au large, dont rien ne gêne les mouvements ni n’arrête la…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etrmine
  • temrine
  • terimne
  • termien
  • terminne
  • termmine
  • termnie
  • terrmine
  • tremine
  • ttermine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of termine - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

etrmine2temrine2terimne2termien2terminne1termmine1termnie2terrmine1
Edit distance from "termine"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "termine"?
"termine" is spelled T-E-R-M-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tɛʁ.min\.
What does "termine" mean?
As a verb, "termine" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de terminer.
What words are commonly confused with "termine"?
"termine" is commonly confused with "traîne", "ternie", "turbine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "termine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "termine" is \tɛʁ.min\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "termine" come from?
"termine" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "termine", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

traduit#2,971témoins#2,973adultes#2,977rejoint#2,957

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

réussite10 variantspubliée10 variantsparlait10 variantsdialogue10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list