final

noun

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The verdict

“final” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #228. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#228
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fim, desfecho

Corpus desk

Index PT-final · final · Portuguese

final · rank #228 · 7 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #228
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH fim

Nearest frequency peer: fim (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “final”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “final” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

final vs fita
60% similar
final vs fixa
60% similar
final vs find
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for final
PropertyValue
Headwordfinal
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#228
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “final”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).finalcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “fim” (#227), “semana” (#230), “gente” (#225). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “final” fica em #228. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around final, anoun. Corpus frequency is #228 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for final, with forms such as "ffinal", "fianl", and "finall". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "fita", "fixa", "find", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is final, spelled F-I-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    fim, desfecho
  2. 2
    vídeo exibido quando se zera um videojogo que mostra um desfecho de enredo de uma história contextuada durante o mesmo relativo ao personagem com que se jogou

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how final appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A exibição teve um final esplendoroso.

This word in other languages

ending(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffinal
  • fianl
  • finall
  • finla
  • finnal
  • fnial
  • ifnal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of final - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffinal1fianl2finall1finla2finnal1fnial2ifnal2
Edit distance from "final"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "final"?
"final" is spelled F-I-N-A-L.
What does "final" mean?
As a noun, "final" means: fim, desfecho
What words are commonly confused with "final"?
"final" is commonly confused with "fita", "fixa", "find". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "final" come from?
"final" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "final", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gente#225conta#223volta#219saber#217

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

tanto7 variantslugar7 variantsfilho7 variantshomem7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list