Which to use
“finissais” and “finissons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,946
- “finissais” frequency rank
- #42,878
- “finissons” frequency rank
- 86824
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | finissais | finissons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait de finir. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de finir. |
Where the eye mixes finissais and finissons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. finissais (CVCVCCVVC) and finissons (CVCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses finissais with finissons
A purely visual mix-up. finissais (\fi.ni.sɛ\) and finissons (\fi.ni.sɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86824, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
finissais is recorded at frequency rank #43,946, classified as averb, pronounced \fi.ni.sɛ\. finissons is at rank #42,878, tagged as averb, pronounced \fi.ni.sɔ̃\.
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 86824, this pair ranks #9,126 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of finissais vs finissons
Shared letters: fins. Private to "finissais": a. Private to "finissons": o.
"finissais" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "finissons" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "finissais" for "finissons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "finissais" vs "finissons" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "finissais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "finissons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,126 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "finissais" and "finissons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "finissaient vs finissais". 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 #9,126 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.