firm

[fɪʁm]

/[fɪʁm]/ adj

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The verdict

“firm” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,672. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,672
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - umfassende Kenntnisse und Erfahrungen auf einem speziellen Gebiet besitzend

Corpus desk

Index DE-firm · firm · German

firm · rank #49,672 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,672
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Finanzbranche

Nearest frequency peer: Finanzbranche (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „firm“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „firm“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

firm vs fm
50% similar
firm vs für
50% similar
firm vs for
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for firm
PropertyValue
Headwordfirm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɪʁm]
Letters4
Frequency rank#49,672
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „firm“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.firmliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Finanzbranche“ (#49,671), „Firmung“ (#49,673), „fils“ (#49,670). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „firm“ bei #49,672. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around firm (IPA [fɪʁm]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,672 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "umfassende Kenntnisse und Erfahrungen auf einem speziellen Gebiet besitzend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for firm, with forms such as "ffirm", "fimr", and "firmm". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fm", "für", "for", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is firm, spelled F-I-R-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    umfassende Kenntnisse und Erfahrungen auf einem speziellen Gebiet besitzend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Er konnte perfekt tibetisch, war firm darin, vor vielen Zuhörern zu sprechen und wurde deshalb als Dolmetscher ausgewählt.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffirm
  • fimr
  • firmm
  • firrm
  • frim
  • ifrm

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of firm - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffirm1fimr2firmm1firrm1frim2ifrm2
Edit distance from "firm"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "firm"?
"firm" is spelled F-I-R-M. The IPA pronunciation is [fɪʁm].
What does "firm" mean?
As an adjective, "firm" means: umfassende Kenntnisse und Erfahrungen auf einem speziellen Gebiet besitzend
What words are commonly confused with "firm"?
"firm" is commonly confused with "fm", "für", "for". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "firm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "firm" is [fɪʁm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "firm" come from?
"firm" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "firm", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fils#49,670fist#49,674GIMP#49,739haze#49,774

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

flügge6 variantsfolio6 variantsfeels6 variantsfriere6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list