Which to use
“terreur” and “terreurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,445
- “terreur” frequency rank
- #42,651
- “terreurs” frequency rank
- 49096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | terreur | terreurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Émotion profonde causée dans l’âme par la présence, l’annonce, la peinture d’un grand mal ou d’un grand péril ; épouvante, crainte violente. | Pluriel de terreur. |
Same sound, different letters: terreur vs terreurs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. terreur runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against terreurs's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - terreur / terreurs
This is the hard kind. terreur and terreurs are pronounced identically (\tɛ.ʁœʁ\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “terreur” sits inside “terreurs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
terreur is recorded at frequency rank #6,445, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɛ.ʁœʁ\. terreurs is at rank #42,651, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɛ.ʁœʁ\.
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 49096, this pair ranks #173,522 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of terreur vs terreurs
Shared letters: ertu. Private to "terreur": -. Private to "terreurs": s.
"terreur" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "terreurs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "terreur" and "terreurs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "terreur" vs "terreurs" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "terreur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "terreurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,522 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "terreur" and "terreurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "terreurs vs terriers". 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 #173,522 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.