final curtain
"final-curtain" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“final curtain” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The last time the curtain is lowered, after a performance and any curtain calls.
Corpus desk
Index EN-final-curtain · final curtain · English
final curtain · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | final curtain |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “final curtain” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
final curtain is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for final curtain, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is final curtain, spelled F-I-N-A-L- -C-U-R-T-A-I-N.
Definition
- 1The last time the curtain is lowered, after a performance and any curtain calls.
- 2The end to something that has lasted for a long time.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how final curtain appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
We're coming down to the final curtain of this whole palaver.
Love them or loathe them, Pacers have been part of the railway scene for over 40 years. Their demise has been promised for a while, but in 2020 the final curtain will be drawn for network operation of these units - although no doubt some will continue to be 'enjoyed' on heritage lines for many years to come.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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