Which to use
“finissent” and “finissons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,299
- “finissent” frequency rank
- #42,878
- “finissons” frequency rank
- 49177
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | finissent | finissons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de finir. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de finir. |
Where the eye mixes finissent and finissons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. finissent and finissons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: finissent vs finissons
A purely visual mix-up. finissent (\fi.nis\) 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 49177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
finissent is recorded at frequency rank #6,299, classified as averb, pronounced \fi.nis\. 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 49177, this pair ranks #172,813 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of finissent vs finissons
Shared letters: fins. Private to "finissent": et. Private to "finissons": o.
"finissent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "finissons" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "finissent" and "finissons" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "finissent" or "finissons"?
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 "finissent" 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 #172,813 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "finissent" and "finissons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "finissais vs finissons". 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 #172,813 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.