terrain
French, noun/tɛ.ʁɛ̃/
terrain is spelled T-E-R-R-A-I-N (7 letters) and appears 95 times per million words in written French, the 871st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Terrain is a French masculine noun meaning “ground, landscape” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Terre, sol considéré par rapport à sa nature, à sa composition, à sa forme”.
What does terrain mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineground, landscape
- 2
masculinefield (as in soccer field)
Un nouveau terrain de football a été aménagé l'an dernier.
- 3
masculinelot, plot, parcel
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Terre, sol considéré par rapport à sa nature, à sa composition, à sa forme. 2. Espace de terre, défini par son emplacement ou sa délimitation. 3. Lieu où se déroule une action. 4. Terrain de jeu.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of terrain
- terrains plural
- terrein obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce terrain?
- /tɛ.ʁɛ̃/
- \tɛ.ʁɛ̃\
- \te.ʁɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to terrain
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is terrain in French?
terrain appears 95 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).