firefighter
/ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/noun
firefighter is spelled F-I-R-E-F-I-G-H-T-E-R: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “fire fighter vs firefighter” about 10 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, firefighter means “A person who has been trained to put out fires” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of firefighter is firefighters.
How many letters and syllables are in firefighter?
| Letters | 11: F-I-R-E-F-I-G-H-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.3 times per million words; the 17,813th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is firefighter?
Firefighter appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th 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 firefighter?
- UK /ˈfaɪə(ɹ)ˌfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/
Firefighter has 3 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-firefighter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with firefighter
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: fire fighter (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of firefighter
- firefighters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does firefighter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who has been trained to put out fires.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Firefighter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who puts out fires:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pompier, pompière |
| German | Feuerwehrmann, Feuerwehrfrau |
| Portuguese | bombeiro, bombeira |
| Spanish | bombero, bombera |
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 firefighter come from?
From fire + fighter. Created as a gender-neutral term for fireman and firewoman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).