# finalist vs finals

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### finalist
*noun · frequency rank #16,026*
Somebody or something that appears in the final stage of a competition.

### finals
*noun · IPA /ˈfaɪnəlz/ · frequency rank #3,298*
plural of final

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