firmar

/[fiɾˈmaɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,008

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

firmar is aSpanishverb. It means: Poner la firma en un escrito. Pronounced [fiɾˈmaɾ]. It ranks #4,008 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with forma and firme.

Key facts for firmar
PropertyValue
Headwordfirmar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fiɾˈmaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,008
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of firmar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for firmar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fiɾˈmaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,008 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for firmar, with forms such as "ffirmar", "fimrar", and "firamr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "forma", "firme", "fumar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is firmar, spelled F-I-R-M-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poner la firma en un escrito.
  2. 2
    Afirmar, dar firmeza a alguna cosa.
  3. 3
    Otorgar, aprobar.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffirmar,fimrar,firamr,firmarr,firmmar,firmra,firrmar,frimar,ifrmar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for firmar

Misspelling Variants of "firmar"

ffirmar7fimrar6firamr6firmarr7firmmar7firmra6firrmar7frimar6
Misspelling Variants of "firmar"

Frequency rank: #4,008 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "firmar"?
"firmar" is spelled F-I-R-M-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [fiɾˈmaɾ].
What does "firmar" mean?
As a verb, "firmar" means: Poner la firma en un escrito.
What words are commonly confused with "firmar"?
"firmar" is commonly confused with "forma", "firme", "fumar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "firmar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "firmar" is [fiɾˈmaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "firmar" come from?
"firmar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.