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firme

Spanish, adjective

firme is spelled F-I-R-M-E (5 letters) and appears 36 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,342nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Firme is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “firm, steady, secure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of firmar. With an accent, firmé is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of firmar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Difícil de ser movido o desplazado”.

What does firme mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    femininemasculinefirm, steady, secure

  2. 2

    femininemasculinesteadfast, unwavering, unswerving, firm

  3. 3

    femininemasculineadamant

  4. 4

    femininemasculinestrong, assertive (uncompromising, unyielding)

  5. 5

    femininemasculinestrong (promising)

    un firme candidato

  6. 6

    femininemasculinesolid, firm

    en tierra firme

verb

  1. 1

    first/third-person singular present subjunctive

  2. 2

    third-person singular imperative

verb

as firmé
  1. 1

    first-person singular preterite indicative of firmar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Difícil de ser movido o desplazado. 2. De carácter constante y decidido. 3. En una posición erguida, con los pies juntos, característica de las formaciones militares. 4. Se dice de algo invariable, constante y definitivo.

noun: 1. Capa sólida del terreno, sobre la que se puede cimentar. 2. Capa sólida, de guijo o piedrecilla machacada, sobre la que se construyen las carreteras, pistas de aterrizaje y otras construcciones. 3. El punto más alto en que escora un buque.

adverb: 1. Con firmeza.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of firme

  • firmes feminine masculine plural
  • firmísimo superlative

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to firme

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is firme in Spanish?

firme appears 36 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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