faire une fin
\fɛ.ʁ‿yn fɛ̃\
The verdict
“faire une fin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se marier, mettre fin à son célibat.
Corpus desk
Index FR-faire-une-fin · faire une fin · French
faire une fin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | faire une fin |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛ.ʁ‿yn fɛ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « faire une fin » en français
Rare enough to double-check
faire une fin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛ.ʁ‿yn fɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se marier, mettre fin à son célibat.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for faire une fin in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is faire une fin, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -U-N-E- -F-I-N.
Definition
- 1Se marier, mettre fin à son célibat.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how faire une fin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Thuillier n’était pas de force à se donner une opinion politique, et il sentit, aussi bien que sa sœur, la nécessité de profiter de ses restes de jeunesse pour faire une fin.
— Enfin, continua le général, il a trente-six ans, il retombe sans cesse à votre charge, et il faudra bien qu’il fasse une fin.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.