# firefighting

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #31,984

## Definitions
1. The extinguishing of a fire.
2. The profession of being a firefighter.
3. Solving an urgent problem.

## Etymology
From fire + fighting.

## Common misspellings (19)
`ffirefighting`, `fierfighting`, `fireffighting`, `firefgihting`, `firefigghting`, `firefighhting`, `firefighitng`, `firefightign`, `firefightingg`, `firefightinng`, `firefightnig`, `firefightting`, `firefigthing`, `firefihgting`, `fireifghting`, `firfeighting`, `firrefighting`, `friefighting`, `ifrefighting`

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