freedman
[ˈfɹiːdmæn]noun
freedman is spelled F-R-E-E-D-M-A-N: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, freedman means “A man who has been released from a condition of slavery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of freedman is freedmen.
How many letters and syllables are in freedman?
| Letters | 8: F-R-E-E-D-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,418th 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 freedman?
Freedman appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th 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 freedman?
- [ˈfɹiːdmæn]
Freedman 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)-Wodencafe-freedman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of freedman
- freedmen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does freedman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A man who has been released from a condition of slavery.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Freedman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense man who has been released from slavery:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | affranchi |
| German | Freigelassener |
| Portuguese | liberto |
| Spanish | liberto |
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 freedman come from?
From freed + man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).