# airman

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛə.mən/ · frequency rank #33,504

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From air + -man.

## Easily confused with
- **Aryan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/airman-vs-aryan)
- **Amman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/airman-vs-amman)
- **Armin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/airman-vs-armin)
- **Arian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/airman-vs-arian)
- **Arran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/airman-vs-arran)
- **airway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/airman-vs-airway)
- **Armani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/airman-vs-armani)
- **Altman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/airman-vs-altman)
- **Allman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/airman-vs-allman)
- **Aidan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aidan-vs-airman)
- **Adrian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adrian-vs-airman)
- **airbag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/airbag-vs-airman)

## Common misspellings (8)
`aimran`, `airamn`, `airmann`, `airmman`, `airmna`, `airrman`, `ariman`, `iarman`

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