airman
/ˈɛɹ.mən/noun
airman is spelled A-I-R-M-A-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, airman means “A pilot of an aircraft” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of airman is airmen.
How many letters and syllables are in airman?
| Letters | 6: A-I-R-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,636th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is airman?
Airman appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce airman?
- UK /ˈɛə.mən/
- US /ˈɛɹ.mən/
Airman has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-airman.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with airman?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as airman from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹmən/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: marina.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of airman
- airmen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does airman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pilot of an aircraft.
- 2
A person employed in one of several aviation-adjacent professions other than flight crew, such as a mechanic or air traffic controller.
- 3
A member of an air force.
- 4
A person of a rank in the U.S. Air Force above airman basic and below airman first class.
- 5
A naval seaman, especially one in the U.S. Navy, who works on and/or handles aircraft.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Airman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does airman come from?
From air + -man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).