# finals

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfaɪnəlz/ · frequency rank #3,298

## Definitions
1. plural of final
2. A contest that narrows a field of contestants (finalists) to ranked positions, usually in numbered places (1st place or prize, 2nd place or prize, etc.) or a winner and numbered runners-up (1st runner-up, etc.).

## Easily confused with
- **fins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finals-vs-fins)
- **finds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finals-vs-finds)
- **fines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finals-vs-fines)
- **Finns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finals-vs-finns)
- **finely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finals-vs-finely)
- **fina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fina-vs-finals)
- **final** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/final-vs-finals)
- **fills** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fills-vs-finals)
- **finale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finale-vs-finals)
- **finally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finally-vs-finals)
- **finalist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/finalist-vs-finals)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ffinals`, `fianls`, `finalls`, `finalss`, `finasl`, `finlas`, `finnals`, `fnials`, `ifnals`

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