English pronunciation
How to pronounce “finished”
Phonetic spelling
FIN-isht
IPA /ˈfɪnɪʃt/
Syllable stress
fin·isht
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “finished”?
f i n i s h e d
“finished” is spelled F-I-N-I-S-H-E-D. It is pronounced FIN-isht, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
I have finished my homework.
She finished the race first.