a fin de
[a ˈfĩn̪ d̪e]
The verdict
“a fin de” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Con el fin de, con el objeto de, con el propósito de, para.
Corpus desk
Index ES-a-fin-de · a fin de · Spanish
a fin de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | a fin de |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [a ˈfĩn̪ d̪e] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “a fin de” en español
Rare enough to double-check
a fin de is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [a ˈfĩn̪ d̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Con el fin de, con el objeto de, con el propósito de, para.".
Zero misspellings are on record for a fin de in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is a fin de, spelled A- -F-I-N- -D-E.
Definition
- 1Con el fin de, con el objeto de, con el propósito de, para.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how a fin de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
El hecho de que los intereses de tal deuda se hayan disparado no tiene nada que ver (repito, nada que ver) ni con el tamaño del déficit ni con el de la deuda pública, sino con el hecho de que el BCE no ha comprado desde hace ya tres meses deuda pública, y no la ha comprado a fin de forzar al gobierno español a “hacer los deberes” que son, según el BCE, la…
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