finition

\fi.ni.sjɔ̃\

/\fi.ni.sjɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“finition” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,386. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,386
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-finition · finition · French

finition · rank #13,386 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,386
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH finalité

Nearest frequency peer: finalité (-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 « finition »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « finition » 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).

finition vs fonction
75% similar
finition vs fixation
75% similar
finition vs function
75% similar

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

Key facts for finition
PropertyValue
Headwordfinition
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fi.ni.sjɔ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,386
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « finition »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.finitionse 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 « finalité » (#13,385), « fièrement » (#13,387), « finaliste » (#13,384). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « finition » est au #13,386. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around finition (IPA \fi.ni.sjɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,386 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for finition, with forms such as "ffinition", "fiintion", and "finiiton". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "fonction", "fixation", "function", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is finition, spelled F-I-N-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de finir.
  2. 2
    Aspect fini d’un objet.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Finir un ouvrage.
  2. Cette marqueterie a une belle finition au vernis.

This word in other languages

finish(English)acabado(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffinition
  • fiintion
  • finiiton
  • finitino
  • finitionn
  • finitoin
  • finittion
  • finnition
  • fintiion
  • fniition
  • ifnition

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffinition1fiintion2finiiton2finitino2finitionn1finitoin2finittion1finnition1
Edit distance from "finition"

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 "finition"?
"finition" is spelled F-I-N-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fi.ni.sjɔ̃\.
What does "finition" mean?
As a noun, "finition" means: Action de finir.
What words are commonly confused with "finition"?
"finition" is commonly confused with "fonction", "fixation", "function". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "finition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "finition" is \fi.ni.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "finition" come from?
"finition" 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 "finition", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

finalité#13,385fraîches#13,391essayent#13,376habitait#13,399

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Fernand11 variantsdémonter11 variantsLimousin11 variantsmineures11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list