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“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.

8 ch
terminés
9 ch
terminons

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

  • terminonsetrminons · temrinons · terimnons · terminnons · terminnos · terminonns · terminonss · terminosn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "terminés" and "terminons" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\tɛʁ.mi.ne\ versus \tɛʁ.mi.nɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "terminés" or "terminons"?
"terminés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,522 in our French list, against #46,484 for "terminons". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list