fini

Name: fini, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\fi.ni\

/\fi.ni\/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“fini” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #789. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#789
frequency rank, French: 3,276
“F” headwords: 5
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui a une fin, limité.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fini · fini · French

fini · rank #789 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-CORE #789
LEN-MID 4 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 5 variants
BOOK-MID 3,276
PHOTO-FINISH finalement

Nearest frequency peer: finalement (-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.

bras

99,216
charge

99,215
finalement

99,213
fini

99,212
haute

99,211
manger

99,210

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

fini vs FN

0% similar

fini vs foi

50% similar

fini vs fit

50% similar

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

Key facts for fini
Property	Value
Headword	fini
Language	French
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	\fi.ni\
Letters	4
Frequency rank	#789
Misspellings tracked	5
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fini »

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

#789

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « finalement » (#788), « haute » (#790), « manger » (#791). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fini » est au #789. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around fini (IPA \fi.ni\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #789 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for fini, with forms such as "ffini", "fiin", and "finni". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "FN", "foi", "fit", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is fini, spelled F-I-N-I.

Definition

1
Qui a une fin, limité.
2
Qualifie un être qui est limité dans sa nature.
3
Déterminé, défini.
4
Achevé, fait, terminé.
5
Qui a été soigneusement terminé.
6
Accompli, supérieur en son genre.
7
Dont la réputation est entachée ; foutu, perdu.
8
Qualifie un homme affaibli, usé par l’âge, par les maladies, par les malheurs et dont il n’y a plus rien à attendre.
9
Désuet, démodé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Ce signal a une durée finie.
L’indicatif, le subjonctif sont des modes finis.

Synonyms

terminé limité borné circonscrit

Antonyms

infini éternel illimité

This word in other languages

finite(English)acabado(Español)beendet(Deutsch)acabado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ffini
fiin
finni
fnii
ifni

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fini - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "fini"

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 "fini"?

"fini" is spelled F-I-N-I. The IPA pronunciation is \fi.ni\.

What does "fini" mean?

As an adjective, "fini" means: Qui a une fin, limité.

What words are commonly confused with "fini"?

"fini" is commonly confused with "FN", "foi", "fit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "fini"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fini" is \fi.ni\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "fini" come from?

"fini" 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 "fini", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bras#785 voie#781 taux#779 reçu#813

Similar misspelling depth

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

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