Method, device and terminal for displaying associated words

The disclosure relates to a method, device and terminal for displaying associated words, and belongs to the technical field of input methods. The method comprises detecting a displaying position, in a word choice box displaying words to be chosen, of an input word, acquiring associated words of the input words and the frequency of use of each associated word; and displaying each associated word in the word choice box according to the displaying position, in the word choice box, of the input word and the frequency of use of each associated word. The associated words of the input word and the frequency of use of each associated word can be obtained through detecting the displaying position, in the word choice box, of the input word, so that each associated word can be displayed in the word choice box according to the displaying position, in the word choice box, of the input word and the frequency of use of each associated word. The displaying mode of the associated words is more flexible because the associated words are displayed according to the frequency of use of each associated word and the displaying position, in the word choice box, of the input word.