terreurs

\tɛ.ʁœʁ\

/\tɛ.ʁœʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“terreurs” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,651. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,651
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de terreur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-terreurs · terreurs · French

terreurs · rank #42,651 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,651
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH TCP

Nearest frequency peer: TCP (-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 « terreurs »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « terreurs » 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).

terreurs vs tireurs
75% similar
terreurs vs terreux
75% similar
terreurs vs terroirs
75% similar

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

Key facts for terreurs
PropertyValue
Headwordterreurs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɛ.ʁœʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#42,651
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « terreurs »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).terreursse 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 « TCP » (#42,650), « testeur » (#42,652), « TCL » (#42,649). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « terreurs » est au #42,651. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around terreurs (IPA \tɛ.ʁœʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,651 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de terreur.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for terreurs, with forms such as "etrreurs", "tererurs", and "tereurs". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "tireurs", "terreux", "terroirs", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is terreurs, spelled T-E-R-R-E-U-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de terreur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Lac presque aussi salé que l’Atlantique, les fleuves qu’il boit n’ont pas la dixième, la centième partie de l’abondance qu’il leur faudrait pour désamertumer les flots qu’apporte la mer montante : la Penfeld n’est rien; l’Elorn, dont le nom signifie l’Eau de l’Épouvante, arrive à l’origine de son fjord, à Landerneau, avec six mètres seulement de moyenne l…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etrreurs
  • tererurs
  • tereurs
  • terrerus
  • terreurrs
  • terreurss
  • terreusr
  • terruers
  • trereurs
  • tterreurs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of terreurs - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

etrreurs2tererurs2tereurs1terrerus2terreurrs1terreurss1terreusr2terruers2
Edit distance from "terreurs"

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 "terreurs"?
"terreurs" is spelled T-E-R-R-E-U-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is \tɛ.ʁœʁ\.
What does "terreurs" mean?
As a noun, "terreurs" means: Pluriel de terreur.
What words are commonly confused with "terreurs"?
"terreurs" is commonly confused with "tireurs", "terreux", "terroirs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "terreurs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "terreurs" is \tɛ.ʁœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "terreurs" come from?
"terreurs" 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 "terreurs", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list