airman

/ˈɛə.mən/

//ˈɛə.mən// noun

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"airman" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“airman” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,504. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,504
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A pilot of an aircraft.

Corpus desk

Index EN-airman · airman · English

airman · rank #33,504 · 8 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,504
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH airbag

Nearest frequency peer: airbag (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “airman”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “airman” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

airman vs Aryan
50% similar
airman vs Amman
50% similar
airman vs Armin
50% similar

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

Key facts for airman
PropertyValue
Headwordairman
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɛə.mən/
Letters6
Frequency rank#33,504
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “airman”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).airmanlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “airbag” (#33,503), “airship” (#33,505), “aida” (#33,502). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “airman” is #33,504. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around airman (IPA /ˈɛə.mən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,504 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for airman, with forms such as "aimran", "airamn", and "airmann". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Aryan", "Amman", "Armin", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From air + -man. The correct English form is airman, spelled A-I-R-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A pilot of an aircraft.
  2. 2
    A person employed in one of several aviation-adjacent professions other than flight crew, such as a mechanic or air traffic controller.
  3. 3
    A member of an air force.
  4. 4
    A person of a rank in the U.S. Air Force above airman basic and below airman first class.
  5. 5
    A naval seaman, especially one in the U.S. Navy, who works on and/or handles aircraft.

Etymology

From air + -man.

This word in other languages

aviador(Español)aviateur(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aimran
  • airamn
  • airmann
  • airmman
  • airmna
  • airrman
  • ariman
  • iarman

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of airman - 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.

aimran2airamn2airmann1airmman1airmna2airrman1ariman2iarman2
Edit distance from "airman"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "airman"?
"airman" is spelled A-I-R-M-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɛə.mən/.
What does "airman" mean?
As a noun, "airman" means: A pilot of an aircraft.
What words are commonly confused with "airman"?
"airman" is commonly confused with "Aryan", "Amman", "Armin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "airman"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "airman" is /ˈɛə.mən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "airman"?
From air + -man. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

airbag#33,503amigos#33,510artful#33,516Whitby#33,486

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Zheng8 variantsassessor8 variantswhiny8 variantsattuned8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list