# freedman vs freeman

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### freedman
*noun · frequency rank #30,431*
A man who has been released from a condition of slavery.

### freeman
*noun · IPA /ˈfɹiː.mən/ · frequency rank #9,182*
A free person

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freedman-vs-freeman