finitavsfinitosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: finita is a adjective, finitos is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“finita” is an adjective and “finitos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,046
“finita” frequency rank
#45,946
“finitos” frequency rank
80992
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature finita finitos
Definition Forma del femenino de finito. Forma del plural de finito.

Where the eye mixes finita and finitos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. finita runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against finitos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
finita
7 ch
finitos

Look-alike desk: finita vs finitos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: finita is [fiˈnit̪a] while finitos is [fiˈnit̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

finita is recorded at frequency rank #35,046, classified as anadj, pronounced [fiˈnit̪a]. finitos is at rank #45,946, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fiˈnit̪os].

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 80992, this pair ranks #10,967 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of finita vs finitos

Shared letters: fint. Private to "finita": a. Private to "finitos": os.

"finita" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "finitos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • finita ← ffinita · fiinta · finiat · finitta · finnita · fintia · fniita · ifnita
  • finitos ← ffinitos · fiintos · finiots · finitoss · finitso · finittos · finnitos · fintios

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "finita" for "finitos" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "finita" is an adjective and "finitos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "finita" or "finitos" show up more?
"finita" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,046 in our Spanish list, against #45,946 for "finitos". 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 "finita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "finitos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #10,967 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "finita" and "finitos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fingida vs finita". 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 #10,967 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