Which to use
“finales” and “finies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,396
- “finales” frequency rank
- #21,321
- “finies” frequency rank
- 27717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | finales | finies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de final. | Féminin pluriel de fini. |
Where the eye mixes finales and finies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between finales and finies
A purely visual mix-up. finales (\fi.nal\) and finies (\fi.ni\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
finales is recorded at frequency rank #6,396, classified as anadj, pronounced \fi.nal\. finies is at rank #21,321, 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 27717, this pair ranks #327,229 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of finales vs finies
Shared letters: efins. Private to "finales": al. Private to "finies": -.
"finales" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "finies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "finales" and "finies" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "finales" or "finies"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "finales" and "finies" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "finales" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "finies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,229 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "finales" and "finies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Finger vs finies". 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 #327,229 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.