finality
/faɪˈnælɪti/noun
finality is spelled F-I-N-A-L-I-T-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, finality means “The state of being final; the condition from which no further changes occur” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of finality is finalities.
How many letters and syllables are in finality?
| Letters | 8: F-I-N-A-L-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is finality?
Finality appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce finality?
- /faɪˈnælɪti/
- /faɪˈnæləti/
- /fɪ-/
Finality has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-finality.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of finality
- finalities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does finality mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being final; the condition from which no further changes occur.
The finality of my father's death suddenly hit me: there would be no more bedtime stories, no more games of catch in the back yard.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Finality in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of being final:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | finalité |
| German | Finalität |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does finality come from?
Borrowed from Middle French finalité. equivalent to final + -ity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).