terrasser

\tɛ.ʁa.se\

/\tɛ.ʁa.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“terrasser” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,069. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,069
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Soutenir, fortifier par un amas de terre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-terrasser · terrasser · French

terrasser · rank #47,069 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #47,069
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH template

Nearest frequency peer: template (-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 « terrasser »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « terrasser » 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).

terrasser vs terrasse
89% similar

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

Key facts for terrasser
PropertyValue
Headwordterrasser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\tɛ.ʁa.se\
Letters9
Frequency rank#47,069
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « terrasser »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.terrasserse 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 « template » (#47,068), « théocratie » (#47,070), « Teller » (#47,067). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « terrasser » est au #47,069. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around terrasser (IPA \tɛ.ʁa.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #47,069 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for terrasser, with forms such as "etrrasser", "terarsser", and "terasser". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "terrasse", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is terrasser, spelled T-E-R-R-A-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Soutenir, fortifier par un amas de terre.
  2. 2
    Jeter quelqu’un de force par terre.
  3. 3
    Vaincre ; abattre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On a fait terrasser cette muraille.
  2. Il eut bientôt terrassé son agresseur.

This word in other languages

strike down(English)aterrar(Español)befestigen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etrrasser
  • terarsser
  • terasser
  • terraser
  • terrasesr
  • terrasserr
  • terrassre
  • terrsaser
  • trerasser
  • tterrasser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of terrasser - 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.

etrrasser2terarsser2terasser1terraser1terrasesr2terrasserr1terrassre2terrsaser2
Edit distance from "terrasser"

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 "terrasser"?
"terrasser" is spelled T-E-R-R-A-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \tɛ.ʁa.se\.
What does "terrasser" mean?
As a verb, "terrasser" means: Soutenir, fortifier par un amas de terre.
What words are commonly confused with "terrasser"?
"terrasser" is commonly confused with "terrasse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "terrasser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "terrasser" is \tɛ.ʁa.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "terrasser" come from?
"terrasser" 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 "terrasser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

touchants#47,076succédera#47,059succincte#47,058traîtrise#47,081

Similar misspelling depth

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

trépas10 variantsusurper10 variantsvaciller10 variantsvaincra10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list