finta
Spanish, noun
finta is spelled F-I-N-T-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 61,391st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Finta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “feint, dummy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of fintar. With an accent, fintá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of fintar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Impuesto o tributo que se pagaba a un gobernante, en particular a un príncipe o soberano, en casos de seria…”.
What does finta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefeint, dummy
noun
- 1
feminineA tribute or tax which is paid to the state from the produce of each subject's estate.
- 2
feminineA yearly synagogue membership tithe.
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of fintar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Impuesto o tributo que se pagaba a un gobernante, en particular a un príncipe o soberano, en casos de seria necesidad, peligro o urgencia.
noun: 1. Movimiento, ademán o amago que se hace a fin de engañar. 2. Movimiento, ademán o amago con que se engaña a un contrario, fingiendo atacar o ir en otra dirección.
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 finta
- fintas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to finta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is finta in Spanish?
finta appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).