firman
/ˈfɜː.mən/
"firman" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“firman” is uncommon English (frequency #86,279 among 18,613 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,279
- frequency rank, English
- 18,613
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A royal decree issued by a sovereign in certain historical Islamic states, especially by the Sultan of Turkey.
Corpus desk
Index EN-firman · firman · English
firman · rank #86,279 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,279
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 18,613
- PHOTO-FINISH firetruck
Nearest frequency peer: firetruck (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “firman”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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13,725 corpus weight
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13,724 corpus weight
- firetruck
firetruck
13,723 corpus weight
- firman
firman
13,722 corpus weight
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flashmob
13,721 corpus weight
- floodlit
floodlit
13,719 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “firman” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | firman |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɜː.mən/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #86,279 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “firman” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
firman is uncommon English at frequency #86,279 among 18,613 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfɜː.mən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A royal decree issued by a sovereign in certain historical Islamic states, especially by the Sultan of Turkey.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for firman, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ottoman Turkish فرمان (ferman), from Persian فرمان (farmân, “command, order, decree”). The correct English form is firman, spelled F-I-R-M-A-N.
Definition
- 1A royal decree issued by a sovereign in certain historical Islamic states, especially by the Sultan of Turkey.
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish فرمان (ferman), from Persian فرمان (farmân, “command, order, decree”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.