# firmware

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #21,518

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From firm + -ware, coined in an article in 1967 as an intermediary term between hardware and software.

## Common misspellings (12)
`ffirmware`, `fimrware`, `firmawre`, `firmmware`, `firmwaer`, `firmwarre`, `firmwrae`, `firmwware`, `firrmware`, `firwmare`, `frimware`, `ifrmware`

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