Which to use
“finir” and “finirez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,291
- “finir” frequency rank
- #31,494
- “finirez” frequency rank
- 32785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | finir | finirez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Achever, terminer, arriver à échéance, cesser, finaliser. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de finir. |
Where the eye mixes finir and finirez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between finir and finirez
A purely visual mix-up. finir (\fi.niʁ\) and finirez (\fi.ni.ʁe\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “finir” sits inside “finirez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32785, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
finir is recorded at frequency rank #1,291, classified as averb, pronounced \fi.niʁ\. finirez is at rank #31,494, tagged as averb, pronounced \fi.ni.ʁe\.
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 32785, this pair ranks #294,969 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of finir vs finirez
Shared letters: finr. Private to "finir": -. Private to "finirez": ez.
"finir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "finirez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "finir" and "finirez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "finir" or "finirez"?
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 "finir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "finirez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,969 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "finir" and "finirez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "finirent vs finirez". 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 #294,969 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.