Finger

\ˈfɪŋ.ɐ\

/\ˈfɪŋ.ɐ\/ noun

The verdict

“Finger” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #49,656. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,656
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Doigt.

Corpus desk

Index FR-finger · Finger · French

Finger · rank #49,656 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,656
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH filez

Nearest frequency peer: filez (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Finger »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Finger » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Finger vs finir
50% similar
Finger vs fixer
50% similar
Finger vs finie
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Finger
PropertyValue
HeadwordFinger
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈfɪŋ.ɐ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#49,656
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Finger »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Fingerse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « filez » (#49,655), « Fee » (#49,653), « fluviaux » (#49,659). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « Finger » est au #49,656. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Finger (IPA \ˈfɪŋ.ɐ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,656 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Finger, with forms such as "ffinger", "figner", and "finegr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "finir", "fixer", "finie", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Finger, spelled F-I-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Doigt.
  2. 2
    Doigt.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Finger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Hand des Menschen hat normalerweise fünf Finger.
  2. Ob zähflüssig oder richtig fest: Eingetrockneter Nasenschleim kann ein Fremdkörpergefühl verursachen, ein Jucken auslösen, die Nasenatmung erschweren oder einfach gewaltig stören. Und schon ist er da: der Impuls, den Finger in die Nase zu stecken, um sich des Störenfrieds zu entledigen.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffinger
  • figner
  • finegr
  • fingerr
  • fingger
  • fingre
  • finnger
  • fniger
  • ifnger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Finger - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffinger1figner2finegr2fingerr1fingger1fingre2finnger1fniger2
Edit distance from "Finger"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Finger"?
"Finger" is spelled F-I-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈfɪŋ.ɐ\.
What does "Finger" mean?
As a noun, "Finger" means: Doigt.
What words are commonly confused with "Finger"?
"Finger" is commonly confused with "finir", "fixer", "finie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Finger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Finger" is \ˈfɪŋ.ɐ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Finger" come from?
"Finger" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Finger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list