Finnish
/ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/adjective, noun
Finnish is spelled F-I-N-N-I-S-H: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Finnish means “Of or pertaining to Finland or the Finns; Finlandic, Finlandish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Finnish?
| Letters | 7: F-I-N-N-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.7 times per million words; the 11,685th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 Finnish?
Finnish appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th 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 Finnish?
- /ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/
- /fɪnnɪʃ/
Finnish has 2 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: En-uk-finnish.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with Finnish
Sounds like: finish (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of Finnish
- Fin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Finnish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to Finland or the Finns; Finlandic, Finlandish.
- 2
Of or pertaining to the Finnish language.
noun
- 1
The Finno-Ugric language spoken by the majority of the people living in Finland, one of the two official languages of the country (the other is Swedish).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Finnish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | finlandais , finnois, finnoise |
| German | finnisch , Finnisch |
| Portuguese | finlandês, finês, fino |
| Spanish | finlandés, finés |
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 Finnish come from?
From Finn + -ish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).