# Friedman

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #15,617

## Definitions
1. A surname from German.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Friedmann, from German Fried (“peace”) + Mann (“man”).

## Easily confused with
- **Frieda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frieda-vs-friedman)
- **freeman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freeman-vs-friedman)
- **freedman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freedman-vs-friedman)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ffriedman`, `firedman`, `freidman`, `frideman`, `friedamn`, `frieddman`, `friedmann`, `friedmman`, `friedmna`, `friemdan`, `frriedman`, `rfiedman`

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