firme

[ˈfiɾme]

/[ˈfiɾme]/ adj

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The verdict

“firme” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,343. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,343
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Difícil de ser movido o desplazado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-firme · firme · Spanish

firme · rank #2,343 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,343
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH felicidad

Nearest frequency peer: felicidad (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “firme”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “firme” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

firme vs free
60% similar
firme vs five
60% similar
firme vs form
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for firme
PropertyValue
Headwordfirme
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfiɾme]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,343
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “firme”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).firmecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “felicidad” (#2,342), “fácilmente” (#2,344), “enlace” (#2,341). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “firme” va en #2,343. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around firme (IPA [ˈfiɾme]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,343 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for firme, with forms such as "ffirme", "fimre", and "firem". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "free", "five", "form", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is firme, spelled F-I-R-M-E.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how firme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Un apoyo firme.
  2. Un hombre firme.

This word in other languages

ferme(Français)streng(Deutsch)firmo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffirme
  • fimre
  • firem
  • firmme
  • firrme
  • frime
  • ifrme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of firme - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffirme1fimre2firem2firmme1firrme1frime2ifrme2
Edit distance from "firme"

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 "firme"?
"firme" is spelled F-I-R-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfiɾme].
What does "firme" mean?
As an adjective, "firme" means: Difícil de ser movido o desplazado.
What words are commonly confused with "firme"?
"firme" is commonly confused with "free", "five", "form". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "firme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "firme" is [ˈfiɾme]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "firme" come from?
"firme" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

hecha#2,347Minas#2,355altas#2,327quiso#2,364

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

cierre7 variantsdejen7 variantscausas7 variantspista7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list