Which to use
“fininho” is an adverb and “finito” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,206
- “fininho” frequency rank
- #38,707
- “finito” frequency rank
- 66913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fininho | finito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | de raspão, por um triz, muito próximo | que tem fim ou limite |
Letter map: fininho vs finito
Shared letters muted; letters that set fininho and finito apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for fininho / finito
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fininho is anadverb and finitoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fininho is recorded at frequency rank #28,206, classified as anadv. finito is at rank #38,707, tagged as anadj, pronounced /fi.ˈni.tu/.
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 66913, this pair ranks #4,812 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fininho vs finito
Shared letters: fino. Private to "fininho": h. Private to "finito": t.
"fininho" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "finito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fininho" and "finito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fininho" or "finito"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "fininho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "finito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,812 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fininho" and "finito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "finito vs finta". 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 #4,812 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.