finances
/ˈfaɪ.næn.sɪz/noun, verb
finances is spelled F-I-N-A-N-C-E-S: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 7.9 times per million words in written English, the 8,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, finances means “Funds or other financial resources” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in finances?
| Letters | 8: F-I-N-A-N-C-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.9 times per million words; the 8,266th 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 finances?
Finances appears 7.9 times per million words in written English, the 8,266th 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 finances?
- /ˈfaɪ.næn.sɪz/
- /faɪˈnæn.sɪz/
- /fɪˈnæn.sɪz/
Finances has 3 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-finances.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does finances mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Funds or other financial resources.
It'll depend on the state of my finances at the end of the month.
- 2
plural of finance
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of finance
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).