foreman
/ˈfɔː(ɹ).mən/
"foreman" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“foreman” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,349. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #13,349
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The leader of a work crew.
Corpus desk
Index EN-foreman · foreman · English
foreman · rank #13,349 · 10 variants · 9 confusables
- FREQ-MID #13,349
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH framing
Nearest frequency peer: framing (+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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “foreman”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- fearful
fearful
86,657 corpus weight
- festive
festive
86,656 corpus weight
- flyer
flyer
86,654 corpus weight
- foreman
foreman
86,652 corpus weight
- framing
framing
86,651 corpus weight
- Gallagher
Gallagher
86,649 corpus weight
What this shows “foreman” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | foreman |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɔː(ɹ).mən/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #13,349 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “foreman”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around foreman (IPA /ˈfɔː(ɹ).mən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,349 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for foreman, with forms such as "fforeman", "foerman", and "foreamn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "format", "formal", "Furman", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English foremon, forman. Compare West Frisian foarman, Dutch voorman, German Vormann, Danish formand, Swedish förman, Icelandic formaður. By surface analysis, fore- + man. The correct English form is foreman, spelled F-O-R-E-M-A-N.
Definition
- 1The leader of a work crew.
- 2The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.
- 3A slave assistant to the white overseer who managed field hands.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how foreman appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Since we’re getting too friendly, Ephraim Winslow, tell me, what’s a timber man want with being a wickie? Not enough quiet for ye up north? Sawdust itching yer nethers? Foreman found ye too high-tempered for carrying an axe?
Etymology
From Middle English foremon, forman. Compare West Frisian foarman, Dutch voorman, German Vormann, Danish formand, Swedish förman, Icelandic formaður. By surface analysis, fore- + man.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- fforeman
- foerman
- foreamn
- foremann
- foremman
- foremna
- formean
- forreman
- froeman
- ofreman
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of foreman - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "foreman", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).