finis
fi·nis/ˈfɪnɪs/noun
finis is spelled F-I-N-I-S: 5 letters and 2 syllables (fi·nis). It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, finis means “Of a book or other work: the end” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in finis?
| Letters | 5: F-I-N-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: fi·nis |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is finis?
Finis appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th 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 finis?
- /ˈfɪnɪs/
- /fiːˈniː/
Finis has 2 syllables, split fi·nis in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Pvanp7-finis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does finis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Of a book or other work: the end.
- 2
plural of fini
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does finis come from?
From Middle English finis, from Latin fīnis (“end; limit”). Doublet of fin, fine, and finish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).