finite
\fiˈniːtə\
The verdict
“finite” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de finit.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | finite |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fiˈniːtə\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “finite” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for finite is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fiˈniːtə\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
finite has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is finite, spelled F-I-N-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de finit.
- 2Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de finit.
- 3Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de finit.
- 4Accusatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison faible de finit.
- 5Accusatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de finit.
- 6Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de finit.
- 7Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de finit.
- 8Nominatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de finit.
- 9Nominatif singulier (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison faible de finit.
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.
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Using “finite”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-I-N-I-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.