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Which to use

“fiables” and “finales” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,410
“fiables” frequency rank
#1,575
“finales” frequency rank
20985
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fiables finales
Definition Forma del plural de fiable. Forma del plural de final.

Where the eye mixes fiables and finales

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
fiables
7 ch
finales

Why the eye confuses fiables with finales

A purely visual mix-up. fiables ([ˈfjaβ̞les]) and finales ([fiˈnales]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fiables is recorded at frequency rank #19,410, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfjaβ̞les]. finales is at rank #1,575, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fiˈnales].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 20985, this pair ranks #256,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of fiables vs finales

Shared letters: aefils. Private to "fiables": b. Private to "finales": n.

"fiables" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC  ·  "finales" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fiablesfaibles · ffiables · fiabbles · fiabels · fiabless · fiablles · fiablse · fialbes
  • finalesffinales · fianles · finaels · finaless · finalles · finalse · finlaes · finnales

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "fiables" for "finales" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfjaβ̞les] versus [fiˈnales]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "fiables" vs "finales" - which ranks higher?
"finales" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,575 in our Spanish list, against #19,410 for "fiables". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "fiables" and "finales" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "fiables" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "finales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #256,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fiables" and "finales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fiables vs fiebres". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #256,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list