Which to use
“finalisée” is a verb and “finalité” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,766
- “finalisée” frequency rank
- #13,385
- “finalité” frequency rank
- 60151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | finalisée | finalité |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe finaliser. | But, résultat attendu. |
Where the eye mixes finalisée and finalité
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses finalisée with finalité
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: finalisée is \fi.na.li.ze\ while finalité is \fi.na.li.te\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
finalisée is recorded at frequency rank #46,766, classified as averb, pronounced \fi.na.li.ze\. finalité is at rank #13,385, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fi.na.li.te\.
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 60151, this pair ranks #99,188 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of finalisée vs finalité
Shared letters: afilné. Private to "finalisée": es. Private to "finalité": t.
"finalisée" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV · "finalité" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "finalisée" for "finalité" ever safe?
Frequency check: "finalisée" vs "finalité" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "finalisée" and "finalité" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "finalisée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "finalité" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,188 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "finalisée" and "finalité" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "finalisée vs finalités". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #99,188 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.