farsi

[ˈfaɾsi]

/[ˈfaɾsi]/ noun

The verdict

“farsi” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,376 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,376
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lengua indoeuropea de la rama indoirania, hablada en Irán y las áreas colindantes de Asia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-farsi · farsi · Spanish

farsi · rank #97,376 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,376
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH fastidien

Nearest frequency peer: fastidien (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “farsi”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “farsi” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for farsi
PropertyValue
Headwordfarsi
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfaɾsi]
Letters5
Frequency rank#97,376
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “farsi” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.farsicae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “fastidien” (#97,377), “famélico” (#97,373), “fatuo” (#97,379). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “farsi” va en #97,376. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

farsi is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,376 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfaɾsi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lengua indoeuropea de la rama indoirania, hablada en Irán y las áreas colindantes de Asia.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for farsi, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is farsi, spelled F-A-R-S-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lengua indoeuropea de la rama indoirania, hablada en Irán y las áreas colindantes de Asia.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "farsi"?
"farsi" is spelled F-A-R-S-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaɾsi].
What does "farsi" mean?
As a noun, "farsi" means: Lengua indoeuropea de la rama indoirania, hablada en Irán y las áreas colindantes de Asia.
How do you pronounce "farsi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "farsi" is [ˈfaɾsi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "farsi" come from?
"farsi" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "farsi", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list