farsi

[ˈfaɾsi]

/[ˈfaɾsi]/ noun

The verdict

“farsi” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #97,376 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#97,376
frequency rank, Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lengua indoeuropea de la rama indoirania, hablada en Irán y las áreas colindantes de Asia.

Key facts for farsi
PropertyValue
Headwordfarsi
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfaɾsi]
Letters5
Frequency rank#97,376
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “farsi” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). farsi lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for farsi is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfaɾsi]. Corpus data places it at rank #97,376 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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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Using “farsi”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is F-A-R-S-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfaɾsi] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list