Finistère

\fi.nis.tɛʁ\

/\fi.nis.tɛʁ\/ name

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The verdict

“Finistère” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,873. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,873
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Département de la région administrative de Bretagne, en France, qui porte le numéro 29.

Corpus desk

Index FR-finistere · Finistère · French

Finistère · rank #10,873 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,873
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH finisse

Nearest frequency peer: finisse (-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 « Finistère »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Finistère » 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
Key facts for Finistère
PropertyValue
HeadwordFinistère
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\fi.nis.tɛʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,873
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Finistère »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « finisse » (#10,872), « fire » (#10,874), « figurant » (#10,871). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « Finistère » est au #10,873. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Finistère (IPA \fi.nis.tɛʁ\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #10,873 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Département de la région administrative de Bretagne, en France, qui porte le numéro 29.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Finistère, with forms such as "ffinistère", "fiinstère", and "finisstère". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, 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 Finistère, spelled F-I-N-I-S-T-È-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Département de la région administrative de Bretagne, en France, qui porte le numéro 29.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La scirpaie est répartie sur de faibles surfaces, principalement sur le littoral du Finistère, les étangs palavasiens, la Camargue ainsi que dans les régions d’étangs tels que la Dombes et la Brenne.
  2. Cette liaison sous-marine de 575 km doit relier une station de conversion irlandaise à celle de La Martyre, dans le Finistère.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffinistère
  • fiinstère
  • finisstère
  • finistere
  • finistrèe
  • finisttère
  • finistèer
  • finistèrre
  • finisètre
  • finitsère
  • finnistère
  • finsitère
  • fniistère
  • ifnistère

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Finistère - 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.

ffinistère1fiinstère2finisstère1finistere1finistrèe2finisttère1finistèer2finistèrre1
Edit distance from "Finistère"

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 "Finistère"?
"Finistère" is spelled F-I-N-I-S-T-È-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fi.nis.tɛʁ\.
What does "Finistère" mean?
As a proper noun, "Finistère" means: Département de la région administrative de Bretagne, en France, qui porte le numéro 29.
What are common misspellings of "Finistère"?
Common misspellings include "ffinistère", "fiinstère", "finisstère", "finistere", "finistrèe". The correct spelling is "Finistère".
How do you pronounce "Finistère"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Finistère" is \fi.nis.tɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Finistère" come from?
"Finistère" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

entretenu#10,866handicapé#10,884illusions#10,892continues#10,848

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

coéquipier14 variantscherchais14 variantsplaignent14 variantsréussissent14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list