# fishman

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #40,246

## Definitions
1. A man who sells fish.

## Etymology
From Middle English fisscheman; equivalent to fish + -man.

## Easily confused with
- **freshman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fishman-vs-freshman)
- **fireman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fireman-vs-fishman)
- **fisherman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fisherman-vs-fishman)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ffishman`, `fihsman`, `fishamn`, `fishhman`, `fishmann`, `fishmman`, `fishmna`, `fismhan`, `fisshman`, `fsihman`, `ifshman`

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