Frenchman
French·man/ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃm(ə)n/noun
Frenchman is spelled F-R-E-N-C-H-M-A-N: 9 letters and 2 syllables (French·man). It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Frenchman means “A man of French birth or nationality” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Frenchman is Frenchmen.
How many letters and syllables are in Frenchman?
| Letters | 9: F-R-E-N-C-H-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: French·man |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,537th 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 Frenchman?
Frenchman appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th 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 Frenchman?
- /ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃm(ə)n/
- /ˈfɹɪ̟nt͡ʃm(ə)n/
Frenchman has 2 syllables, split French·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-Frenchman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Frenchman
- Frenchmen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Frenchman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A man of French birth or nationality.
- 2
A home-made tool used by bricklayers to cut excess mortar from newly pointed brickwork.
- 3
UKThe red-legged partridge.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Frenchman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person of French birth or nationality:
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 Frenchman come from?
From Middle English Frenshman. By surface analysis, French + -man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).