# finale

> English word · Noun · IPA /fɨˈnɑːli/ · frequency rank #6,686

## Definitions
1. The grand end of something, especially of a show or piece of music.
2. The chronological conclusion of a series of narrative works.

## Etymology
From Italian finale (“ending”), from Late Latin fīnālis, from Latin fīnis (“end; boundary, limit”). Doublet of final.

## Easily confused with
- **fine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finale-vs-fine)
- **finals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finale-vs-finals)
- **finite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finale-vs-finite)
- **finely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finale-vs-finely)
- **Finley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finale-vs-finley)
- **finally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finale-vs-finally)
- **finance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finale-vs-finance)
- **finalize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finale-vs-finalize)
- **file** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/file-vs-finale)
- **fina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fina-vs-finale)
- **final** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/final-vs-finale)
- **female** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/female-vs-finale)
- **fiddle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fiddle-vs-finale)
- **fickle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fickle-vs-finale)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ffinale`, `fianle`, `finael`, `finalle`, `finlae`, `finnale`, `fniale`, `ifnale`

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