final de semana

phrase

The verdict

“final de semana” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - período que compreende o sábado e o domingo por completo, decorrendo entre a noite de sexta-feira ou a manhã de sábado até o dia de domingo

Key facts for final de semana
PropertyValue
Headwordfinal de semana
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechPhrase
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “final de semana” sits in Portuguese frequency

final de semana falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

final de semana is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for final de semana, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is final de semana, spelled F-I-N-A-L- -D-E- -S-E-M-A-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    período que compreende o sábado e o domingo por completo, decorrendo entre a noite de sexta-feira ou a manhã de sábado até o dia de domingo
  2. 2
    dias finais da semana

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "final de semana"?
"final de semana" is spelled F-I-N-A-L- -D-E- -S-E-M-A-N-A.
What does "final de semana" mean?
As a phrase, "final de semana" means: período que compreende o sábado e o domingo por completo, decorrendo entre a noite de sexta-feira ou a manhã de sábado até o dia de domingo
What language does "final de semana" come from?
"final de semana" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “final de semana”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-I-N-A-L- -D-E- -S-E-M-A-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list