# firefighter

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfaɪə(ɹ)ˌfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #17,841

## Definitions
1. A person who has been trained to put out fires.

## Etymology
From fire + fighter. Created as a gender-neutral term for fireman and firewoman.

## Easily confused with
- **freighter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/firefighter-vs-freighter)
- **firefight** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/firefight-vs-firefighter)

## Common misspellings (17)
`ffirefighter`, `fierfighter`, `fireffighter`, `firefgihter`, `firefigghter`, `firefighetr`, `firefighhter`, `firefighterr`, `firefightre`, `firefightter`, `firefigther`, `firefihgter`, `fireifghter`, `firfeighter`, `firrefighter`, `friefighter`, `ifrefighter`

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