final
German, adjective
final is spelled F-I-N-A-L (5 letters) and appears 8.3 times per million words in written German, the 8,191st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Final is a German adjective meaning “final, expressing purpose” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Final is a different word: “alternative form of Finale (“sports final”)”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “allgemein: auf ein Ende, ein Ziel bezogen”.
What does final mean in English?
adjective
- 1
final, expressing purpose
- 2
final, conclusive, irrevocable (that which will not or cannot be changed anymore, sometimes implying death)
der finale Wortlaut der Verträge
- 3
rarefinal, last
die finalen Minuten vor dem großen Auftritt
noun
- 1
Switzerlandmasculinealternative form of Finale (“sports final”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. allgemein: auf ein Ende, ein Ziel bezogen 2. das Ziel, den Zweck (als grammatische oder semantische Kategorie) betreffend
noun: 1. letztes Spiel eines Turniers, letzter Wettkampf
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of final
- finaler masculine nominative singular
- finale feminine nominative singular
- finales neuter nominative singular
- finalen genitive masculine singular
- finalem dative masculine singular
- der finale definite includes-article masculine
- die finale definite feminine includes-article
- das finale definite includes-article neuter
- die finalen definite includes-article nominative
- des finalen definite genitive includes-article
- der finalen definite feminine genitive
- dem finalen dative definite includes-article
- den finalen dative definite includes-article
- Finals nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is final in German?
final appears 8.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).