Which to use
“termine” and “terminez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,967
- “termine” frequency rank
- #41,566
- “terminez” frequency rank
- 44533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | termine | terminez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de terminer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de terminer. |
Where the eye mixes termine and terminez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. termine runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against terminez's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between termine and terminez
A purely visual mix-up. termine (\tɛʁ.min\) and terminez (\tɛʁ.mi.ne\) 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 extra letter(s) - “termine” sits inside “terminez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
termine is recorded at frequency rank #2,967, classified as averb, pronounced \tɛʁ.min\. terminez is at rank #41,566, tagged as averb, pronounced \tɛʁ.mi.ne\.
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 44533, this pair ranks #209,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of termine vs terminez
Shared letters: eimnrt. Private to "termine": -. Private to "terminez": z.
"termine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "terminez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "termine" for "terminez" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "termine" and "terminez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "termine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "terminez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "termine" and "terminez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "terminez vs terrine". 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 #209,776 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.