# Frenchman

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃm(ə)n/ · frequency rank #18,564

## Definitions
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. The red-legged partridge.

## Etymology
From Middle English Frenshman. By surface analysis, French + -man.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`fernchman`, `ffrenchman`, `frecnhman`, `frencchman`, `frenchamn`, `frenchhman`, `frenchmann`, `frenchmman`, `frenchmna`, `frencmhan`, `frenhcman`, `frennchman`, `frnechman`, `frrenchman`, `rfenchman`

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