# freshman

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɹɛʃmən/ · frequency rank #7,340

## Definitions
1. a person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US, grade 9 for Canada, grade 7 for Philippines), a university, or legislative body
2. a novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge

## Etymology
From fresh + man.

## Easily confused with
- **freeman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freeman-vs-freshman)
- **freshen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freshen-vs-freshman)
- **fishman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fishman-vs-freshman)
- **freedman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freedman-vs-freshman)
- **Frenchman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frenchman-vs-freshman)

## Common misspellings (13)
`fershman`, `ffreshman`, `frehsman`, `freshamn`, `freshhman`, `freshmann`, `freshmman`, `freshmna`, `fresmhan`, `fresshman`, `frreshman`, `frsehman`, `rfeshman`

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