# finality

> English word · Noun · IPA /faɪˈnælɪti/ · frequency rank #45,930

## Definitions
1. The state of being final; the condition from which no further changes occur.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French finalité. equivalent to final + -ity.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`ffinality`, `fianlity`, `finailty`, `finalitty`, `finalityy`, `finaliyt`, `finallity`, `finaltiy`, `finlaity`, `finnality`, `fniality`, `ifnality`

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