fisherman
fish·er·man/ˈfɪʃ.ɚ.mən/noun
fisherman is spelled F-I-S-H-E-R-M-A-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables (fish·er·man). It appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fisherman means “Any person who attempts to catch fish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fisherman is fishermen.
How many letters and syllables are in fisherman?
| Letters | 9: F-I-S-H-E-R-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: fish·er·man |
| In writing | 3.1 times per million words; the 15,146th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is fisherman?
Fisherman appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th 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 fisherman?
- UK /ˈfɪʃ.ə.mən/
- US /ˈfɪʃ.ɚ.mən/
Fisherman has 3 syllables, split fish·er·man in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-fisherman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fisherman
- fishermen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fisherman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any person who attempts to catch fish.
The fisherman casts her line.
- 2
A person whose profession is catching fish.
He is a fisherman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
- 3
A vessel (boat or ship) used for fishing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fisherman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pêcheur, pêcheuse |
| German | Fischer, Fischerin, Angler, Anglerin , Fischereiboot |
| Portuguese | pescador, pescadora |
| Spanish | pescador, pescadora, pishiñero |
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.
Where does fisherman come from?
From fisher + -man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).