Which to use
“finalen” and “finales” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,572
- “finalen” frequency rank
- #37,518
- “finales” frequency rank
- 57090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | finalen | finales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs final | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs final |
Where the eye mixes finalen and finales
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses finalen with finales
A purely visual mix-up. finalen ([fiˈnaːlən]) and finales ([fiˈnaːləs]) 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 a single letter - n in “finalen” becomes s in “finales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
finalen is recorded at frequency rank #19,572, classified as anadj, pronounced [fiˈnaːlən]. finales is at rank #37,518, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fiˈnaːləs].
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 57090, this pair ranks #914,856 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of finalen vs finales
Shared letters: aefiln. Private to "finalen": -. Private to "finales": s.
"finalen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "finales" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "finalen" for "finales" ever safe?
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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 "finalen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "finales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #914,856 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "finalen" and "finales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "files vs finales". 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 #914,856 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.