Which to use
“terminées” is an adjective and “terminera” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,497
- “terminées” frequency rank
- #20,294
- “terminera” frequency rank
- 36791
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | terminées | terminera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de terminé. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur du verbe terminer. |
Where the eye mixes terminées and terminera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. terminées (CVCCVCVVC) and terminera (CVCCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses terminées with terminera
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: terminées is \tɛʁ.mi.ne\ while terminera is \tɛʁ.min.ʁa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36791, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
terminées is recorded at frequency rank #16,497, classified as anadj, pronounced \tɛʁ.mi.ne\. terminera is at rank #20,294, tagged as averb, pronounced \tɛʁ.min.ʁa\.
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 36791, this pair ranks #267,109 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of terminées vs terminera
Shared letters: eimnrt. Private to "terminées": sé. Private to "terminera": a.
"terminées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "terminera" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- terminera ← etrminera · temrinera · terimnera · termienra · terminear · terminerra · terminnera · terminrea
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "terminées" and "terminera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "terminées" or "terminera"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "terminées" and "terminera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "terminées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "terminera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,109 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "terminées" and "terminera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "terminera vs terminerai". 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 #267,109 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.