# finale vs Finley

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### finale
*noun · IPA /fɨˈnɑːli/ · frequency rank #6,686*
The grand end of something, especially of a show or piece of music.

### Finley
*name · IPA /ˈfɪnli/ · frequency rank #26,791*
A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finale-vs-finley