firangi
/fiɹʌŋɡiː/noun
firangi is spelled F-I-R-A-N-G-I: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, firangi means “A foreigner, especially a British or a white person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of firangi is firangis.
How many letters and syllables are in firangi?
| Letters | 7: F-I-R-A-N-G-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 firangi?
Firangi appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 firangi?
- /fiɹʌŋɡiː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with firangi?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as firangi.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: fairing.
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 firangi
- firangis plural
- ferenghi
- firingi
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does firangi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
BritishIndiaA foreigner, especially a British or a white person.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of firangi.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does firangi come from?
Borrowed from Hindustani फ़िरंगी (firaṅgī) / فرنگی (firangī), from Classical Persian فرنگی (farangī), from Old French franc. Doublet of franc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).