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finalizar

Spanish, verb/finaliˈθaɾ/

finalizar is spelled F-I-N-A-L-I-Z-A-R (9 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Spanish, the 5,810th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Finalizar is a Spanish verb meaning “to finalize, finish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Concluir, terminar”.

What does finalizar mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to finalize, finish

  2. 2

    to end

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Concluir, terminar.

verb: 1. Terminarse una cosa, acabar.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of finalizar

  • finalizo first-person present singular
  • finalicé first-person preterite singular
  • finalizado participle past
  • c-z alternation
  • finalizando gerund
  • finalizada feminine participle past
  • finalizados masculine participle past
  • finalizadas feminine participle past
  • finalizas indicative informal present
  • finalizás indicative informal present
  • finaliza indicative present singular
  • finalizamos first-person indicative plural
  • finalizáis indicative plural present
  • finalizan indicative plural present
  • finalizaba first-person imperfect indicative
  • finalizabas imperfect indicative second-person
  • finalizábamos first-person imperfect indicative
  • finalizabais imperfect indicative plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce finalizar?

  • /finaliˈθaɾ/
  • [fi.na.liˈθaɾ]
  • /finaliˈsaɾ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to finalizar

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is finalizar in Spanish?

finalizar appears 13 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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