Which to use
“finito” is an adjective and “finta” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,707
- “finito” frequency rank
- #48,933
- “finta” frequency rank
- 87640
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | finito | finta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem fim ou limite | drible, movimento que engana o oponente |
Where the eye mixes finito and finta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. finito runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against finta's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: finito vs finta
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: finito is /fi.ˈni.tu/ while finta is /ˈfĩ.tɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87640, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
finito is recorded at frequency rank #38,707, classified as anadj, pronounced /fi.ˈni.tu/. finta is at rank #48,933, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfĩ.tɐ/.
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 87640, this pair ranks #476 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of finito vs finta
Shared letters: fint. Private to "finito": o. Private to "finta": a.
"finito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "finta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "finito" and "finta" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "finito" or "finta" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "finito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "finta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #476 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "finito" and "finta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "findo 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 #476 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.