# freeman

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɹiː.mən/ · frequency rank #9,182

## Definitions
1. A free person
2. A free person
3. A free person
4. A free person
5. A free person
6. A free person

## Etymology
From Old English frēomann, equivalent to free + -man and paralleled by similar constructions in other Germanic languages. Doublet of preman.

## Easily confused with
- **freeway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freeman-vs-freeway)
- **freshman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freeman-vs-freshman)
- **Friedman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freeman-vs-friedman)
- **foreman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foreman-vs-freeman)
- **fireman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fireman-vs-freeman)
- **freedman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freedman-vs-freeman)

## Common misspellings (10)
`fereman`, `ffreeman`, `freeamn`, `freemann`, `freemman`, `freemna`, `freman`, `fremean`, `frreeman`, `rfeeman`

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