finadovsfinasWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#47,807
“finado” frequency rank
#14,145
“finas” frequency rank
61952
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature finado finas
Definition Que ha muerto. Forma del femenino plural de fino.

Where the eye mixes finado and finas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. finado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against finas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
finado
5 ch
finas

Visual trap between finado and finas

A purely visual mix-up. finado ([fiˈnað̞o]) and finas ([ˈfinas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61952, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

finado is recorded at frequency rank #47,807, classified as anadj, pronounced [fiˈnað̞o]. finas is at rank #14,145, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfinas].

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 61952, this pair ranks #53,713 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of finado vs finas

Shared letters: afin. Private to "finado": do. Private to "finas": s.

"finado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "finas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • finado ← ffinado · fiando · finaddo · finaod · findao · finnado · fniado · ifnado
  • finas ← ffinas · fians · finass · finnas · finsa · fnias · ifnas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "finado" for "finas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fiˈnað̞o] versus [ˈfinas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "finado" vs "finas" - which ranks higher?
"finas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,145 in our Spanish list, against #47,807 for "finado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "finado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "finas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #53,713 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "finado" and "finas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "finado vs fugado". 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 #53,713 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