fin de semana
[ˈfĩn̪ d̪e seˈmana]
The verdict
“fin de semana” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Período semanal de descanso del régimen laboral y escolar, que consiste habitualmente en Occidente en el día sábado y el domingo de la semana que le sigue.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fin de semana |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈfĩn̪ d̪e seˈmana] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fin de semana” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fin de semana is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈfĩn̪ d̪e seˈmana]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Período semanal de descanso del régimen laboral y escolar, que consiste habitualmente en Occidente en el día sábado y el domingo de la semana que le sigue.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for fin de semana in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is fin de semana, spelled F-I-N- -D-E- -S-E-M-A-N-A.
Definition
- 1Período semanal de descanso del régimen laboral y escolar, que consiste habitualmente en Occidente en el día sábado y el domingo de la semana que le sigue.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “fin de semana”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-I-N- -D-E- -S-E-M-A-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfĩn̪ d̪e seˈmana] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.