Which to use
“finito” is an adjective and “finitos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,785
- “finito” frequency rank
- #45,946
- “finitos” frequency rank
- 69731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | finito | finitos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene fin en su extensión, duración u otra dimensión. | Forma del plural de finito. |
Where the eye mixes finito and finitos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. finito 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.
Look-alike desk: finito vs finitos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: finito is [fiˈnit̪o] while finitos is [fiˈnit̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “finito” sits inside “finitos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69731, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
finito is recorded at frequency rank #23,785, classified as anadj, pronounced [fiˈnit̪o]. 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 69731, this pair ranks #31,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of finito vs finitos
Shared letters: finot. Private to "finito": -. Private to "finitos": s.
"finito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "finitos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "finito" for "finitos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "finito" or "finitos" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "finito" 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 #31,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "finito" and "finitos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "finita vs finitos". 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 #31,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.