terrace

\ˈtɛ.ɹəs\

/\ˈtɛ.ɹəs\/ noun

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The verdict

“terrace” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #49,970. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,970
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Terrasse, plateforme en dur extendant les fondations d’une maison.

Corpus desk

Index FR-terrace · terrace · French

terrace · rank #49,970 · 8 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,970
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH technocratique

Nearest frequency peer: technocratique (-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 « terrace »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « terrace » 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).

terrace vs terre
71% similar
terrace vs trace
71% similar
terrace vs thrace
71% similar

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

Key facts for terrace
PropertyValue
Headwordterrace
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈtɛ.ɹəs\
Letters7
Frequency rank#49,970
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « terrace »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).terracese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « technocratique » (#49,969), « terrifiants » (#49,971), « Tchekhov » (#49,968). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « terrace » est au #49,970. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around terrace (IPA \ˈtɛ.ɹəs\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,970 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for terrace, with forms such as "etrrace", "terace", and "terarce". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "terre", "trace", "thrace", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is terrace, spelled T-E-R-R-A-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Terrasse, plateforme en dur extendant les fondations d’une maison.
  2. 2
    Terrasse, aplanissement du terrain d’une colline afin d’en faciliter la culture.
  3. 3
    Rangée de maisons résidentielles.
  4. 4
    Pourtour d’un terrain de football.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etrrace
  • terace
  • terarce
  • terracce
  • terraec
  • terrcae
  • trerace
  • tterrace

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of terrace - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

etrrace2terace1terarce2terracce1terraec2terrcae2trerace2tterrace1
Edit distance from "terrace"

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 "terrace"?
"terrace" is spelled T-E-R-R-A-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈtɛ.ɹəs\.
What does "terrace" mean?
As a noun, "terrace" means: Terrasse, plateforme en dur extendant les fondations d’une maison.
What words are commonly confused with "terrace"?
"terrace" is commonly confused with "terre", "trace", "thrace". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "terrace"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "terrace" is \ˈtɛ.ɹəs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "terrace" come from?
"terrace" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

thermos#49,973sépales#49,963Sánchez#49,962suggéra#49,957

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

quadra8 variantspontet8 variantspieuses8 variantsNagoya8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list