Which to use
“terminés” and “terminons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,522
- “terminés” frequency rank
- #46,484
- “terminons” frequency rank
- 62006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | terminés | terminons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel verbe terminer. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de terminer. |
Where the eye mixes terminés and terminons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: terminés vs terminons
A purely visual mix-up. terminés (\tɛʁ.mi.ne\) and terminons (\tɛʁ.mi.nɔ̃\) 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 62006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
terminés is recorded at frequency rank #15,522, classified as averb, pronounced \tɛʁ.mi.ne\. terminons is at rank #46,484, tagged as averb, pronounced \tɛʁ.mi.nɔ̃\.
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 62006, this pair ranks #89,344 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of terminés vs terminons
Shared letters: eimnrst. Private to "terminés": é. Private to "terminons": o.
"terminés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "terminons" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- terminons ← etrminons · temrinons · terimnons · terminnons · terminnos · terminonns · terminonss · terminosn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "terminés" and "terminons" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "terminés" or "terminons"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "terminés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "terminons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,344 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "terminés" and "terminons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "terminons vs Terminus". 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 #89,344 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.