fins

\fɛ̃\

/\fɛ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“fins” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,196. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,196
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de fin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fins · fins · French

fins · rank #3,196 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,196
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH extension

Nearest frequency peer: extension (-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 « fins »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « fins » 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).

fins vs FN
0% similar
fins vs Fs
25% similar
fins vs fit
50% similar

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

Key facts for fins
PropertyValue
Headwordfins
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\fɛ̃\
Letters4
Frequency rank#3,196
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fins »

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

#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 « extension » (#3,195), « folie » (#3,197), « dispositions » (#3,194). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fins » est au #3,196. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around fins (IPA \fɛ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,196 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de fin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for fins, with forms such as "ffins", "finns", and "finss". 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, "FN", "Fs", "fit", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is fins, spelled F-I-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de fin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Non pas que le thé et les gâteaux manquassent dans la maison, mais parce que, je suppose, c’est l’habitude d’un Européen zanzibarisé de mettre dans son vin un peu d’eau de Seltz, comme stimulant aux fins caquetages que, sous cette piquante influence, il débite à ses auditeurs.
  2. Le ferrochrome est principalement consommé par les producteurs d’aciers fins et spéciaux.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffins
  • finns
  • finss
  • fisn
  • fnis
  • ifns

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fins - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffins1finns1finss1fisn2fnis2ifns2
Edit distance from "fins"

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 "fins"?
"fins" is spelled F-I-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛ̃\.
What does "fins" mean?
As an adjective, "fins" means: Masculin pluriel de fin.
What words are commonly confused with "fins"?
"fins" is commonly confused with "FN", "Fs", "fit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fins"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fins" is \fɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fins" come from?
"fins" 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 "fins", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

pure#3,216raté#3,217with#3,175toit#3,229

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

folie6 variantsaimez6 variantsYves6 variantsodeur6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list