Which to use
“terminal” and “terminaux” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,167
- “terminal” frequency rank
- #16,752
- “terminaux” frequency rank
- 24919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | terminal | terminaux |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui termine une chose, qui en occupe ou en forme l’extrémité. | Masculin pluriel de terminal. |
Where the eye mixes terminal and terminaux
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. terminal runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against terminaux's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between terminal and terminaux
A purely visual mix-up. terminal (\tɛʁ.mi.nal\) and terminaux (\tɛʁ.mi.no\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
terminal is recorded at frequency rank #8,167, classified as anadj, pronounced \tɛʁ.mi.nal\. terminaux is at rank #16,752, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tɛʁ.mi.no\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 24919, this pair ranks #343,824 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of terminal vs terminaux
Shared letters: aeimnrt. Private to "terminal": l. Private to "terminaux": ux.
"terminal" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "terminaux" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "terminal" and "terminaux" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "terminal" or "terminaux"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "terminal" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "terminaux" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #343,824 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "terminal" and "terminaux" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "terminal vs terminez". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #343,824 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.