firmware
noun
firmware is spelled F-I-R-M-W-A-R-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, firmware means “A permanent form of software that provides a low-level control of computing device hardware” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in firmware?
| Letters | 8: F-I-R-M-W-A-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,516th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in 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).
How common is firmware?
Firmware appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th 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 firmware?
- US
Firmware has 2 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)-Flame,_not_lame-firmware.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does firmware mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A permanent form of software that provides a low-level control of computing device hardware.
- 2
Software that is intended for such embedded computer applications.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate firmware?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of firmware: FW.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Firmware in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense firmware:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | micrologiciel, firmware, logiciel interne, microprogramme |
| German | Firmware |
| Portuguese | firmware |
| Spanish | firmware, soporte lógico inalterable |
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.