diff --git a/src/ex_docmd.c b/src/ex_docmd.c
index a7542f3..bb504ff 100644
--- a/src/ex_docmd.c
+++ b/src/ex_docmd.c
@@ -3420,6 +3420,10 @@
 	    eap->cmdidx = CMD_SIZE;
     }
 
+    // ":fina" means ":finally" for backwards compatibility.
+    if (eap->cmdidx == CMD_final && p - eap->cmd == 4)
+	eap->cmdidx = CMD_finally;
+
     return p;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_trycatch.vim b/src/testdir/test_trycatch.vim
index 1f1681f..9f670f7 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_trycatch.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_trycatch.vim
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         if loops == 2
           try
             Xpath 'f' . loops
-          finally
+          final
             Xpath 'g' . loops
           endtry
         endif
@@ -49,19 +49,20 @@
   Xpath 'i'
 endfunc
 
+" Also try using "fina" and "final" and "finall" as abbraviations.
 func T25_G()
   if 1
     try
       Xpath 'A'
       call T25_F()
       Xpath 'B'
-    finally
+    fina
       Xpath 'C'
     endtry
   else
     try
       Xpath 'D'
-    finally
+    finall
       Xpath 'E'
     endtry
   endif
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
index 2f82b8d..0feb9fa 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
     endtry
   catch /wrong/
     add(l, 'caught')
-  finally
+  fina
     add(l, 'finally')
   endtry
   assert_equal(['1', 'caught', 'finally'], l)
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@
 def ReturnFinally(): string
   try
     return 'intry'
-  finally
+  finall
     g:in_finally = 'finally'
   endtry
   return 'end'
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index bd5d607..49ce61c 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1746,
+/**/
     1745,
 /**/
     1744,