Which to use
“terrains” and “terrine” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,572
- “terrains” frequency rank
- #46,485
- “terrine” frequency rank
- 50057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | terrains | terrine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de terrain. | Récipient de terre, de faïence, etc., de forme ronde, plat par en bas, et qui va en s’élargissant par en haut. |
Where the eye mixes terrains and terrine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. terrains runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCC) against terrine's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: terrains vs terrine
A purely visual mix-up. terrains (\tɛ.ʁɛ̃\) and terrine (\tɛ.ʁin\) 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 50057, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
terrains is recorded at frequency rank #3,572, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɛ.ʁɛ̃\. terrine is at rank #46,485, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɛ.ʁin\.
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 50057, this pair ranks #165,633 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of terrains vs terrine
Shared letters: einrt. Private to "terrains": as. Private to "terrine": -.
"terrains" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "terrine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "terrains" for "terrine" ever safe?
Frequency check: "terrains" vs "terrine" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "terrains" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "terrine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,633 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "terrains" and "terrine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "terrace 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 #165,633 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.