Which to use
“feint” is a noun and “fini” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,489
- “feint” frequency rank
- #789
- “fini” frequency rank
- 32278
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feint | fini |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Peinture qui imite le marbre. | Qui a une fin, limité. |
Where the eye mixes feint and fini
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between feint and fini
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: feint is \fɛ̃\ while fini is \fi.ni\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32278, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feint is recorded at frequency rank #31,489, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɛ̃\. fini is at rank #789, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fi.ni\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 32278, this pair ranks #298,300 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of feint vs fini
Shared letters: fin. Private to "feint": et. Private to "fini": -.
"feint" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "fini" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "feint" for "fini" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "feint" or "fini" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "feint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fini" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,300 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feint" and "fini" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feint vs foins". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #298,300 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.