# finalist

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #16,026

## Definitions
1. Somebody or something that appears in the final stage of a competition.
2. A university student in their final year of study; a senior.
3. A university student during the period of sitting their final examinations (whether or not in their final year of study).

## Etymology
From final + -ist.

## Easily confused with
- **finals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finalist-vs-finals)
- **finalize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finalist-vs-finalize)
- **finality** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finalist-vs-finality)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ffinalist`, `fianlist`, `finailst`, `finalisst`, `finalistt`, `finalits`, `finallist`, `finalsit`, `finlaist`, `finnalist`, `fnialist`, `ifnalist`

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