firangi
/fiɹʌŋɡiː/
"firangi" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“firangi” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A foreigner, especially a British or a white person.
Corpus desk
Index EN-firangi · firangi · English
firangi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | firangi |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /fiɹʌŋɡiː/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “firangi” in English
Rare enough to double-check
firangi is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /fiɹʌŋɡiː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A foreigner, especially a British or a white person.".
Zero misspellings are on record for firangi in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Hindustani फ़िरंगी (firaṅgī) / فرنگی (firangī), from Classical Persian فرنگی (farangī), from Old French franc. Doublet of franc. The correct English form is firangi, spelled F-I-R-A-N-G-I.
Definition
- 1A foreigner, especially a British or a white person.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how firangi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Prem, who knew him slightly from Dehra Dun (where Dhillon had been his junior), remembers Dhillon cheerfully telling everyone that the firangi were glad to have Indians patrolling their wire. This Prem doubted.
Then Kashibayi cleared her throat and told him, "Maharaj, our Babasaheb Sarkar was a very patriotic king who fought against the firangi fellows. He was betrayed by his own people who were shamelessly treacherous."
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani फ़िरंगी (firaṅgī) / فرنگی (firangī), from Classical Persian فرنگی (farangī), from Old French franc. Doublet of franc.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.