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 September 3, 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

Corpus desk

Index PT-final-de-semana · final de semana · Portuguese

final de semana · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

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

Cauda longa: rank de “final de semana” em português

final de semananão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O final de semana foi marcado por protestos naquele país.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list