Which to use
“finalistes” is an adjective and “finalités” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,381
- “finalistes” frequency rank
- #38,808
- “finalités” frequency rank
- 54189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | finalistes | finalités |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de finaliste. | Pluriel de finalité. |
Where the eye mixes finalistes and finalités
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. finalistes runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCCVC) against finalités's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between finalistes and finalités
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: finalistes is \fi.na.list\ while finalités 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54189, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
finalistes is recorded at frequency rank #15,381, classified as anadj, pronounced \fi.na.list\. finalités is at rank #38,808, 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 54189, this pair ranks #135,639 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of finalistes vs finalités
Shared letters: afilnst. Private to "finalistes": e. Private to "finalités": é.
"finalistes" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC · "finalités" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- finalistes ← ffinalistes · fianlistes · finailstes · finalisets · finalisstes · finalistess · finalistse · finalisttes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "finalistes" for "finalités" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "finalistes" or "finalités" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "finalistes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "finalités" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #135,639 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "finalistes" and "finalités" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "finalisée vs finalités". 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 #135,639 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.