10-Letter Words Matching ____F___N_

There are 27 10-letter words that match ____F___N_. 12 are common words, such as BACKFIRING and BENEFICENT. A rarer one is UNMUFFLING. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (26 words). 9 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 27

Common words

backfiringbeneficentbenefitingchieftainscoiffuringgirlfriendmaleficentmunificentoverflyingprofferingredefiningstiffening
backfiringbeneficentbenefitingchieftainscoiffuringgirlfriendmaleficentmunificentoverflyingprofferingredefiningstiffeningchafferingchamferingluciferinsvociferantbeneficingboldfacinggaufferingomnificentpostfixingreaffixingreinfusingreofferingscarfskinsunaffluentunmuffling

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Words
27 (12 common words)
Common example
backfiring
Rare example
unmuffling
Doubled letters
9
Ending in S
3
Most frequent letter
I (26)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching ____f___n_ are there?

27. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BACKFIRING is among the common words in this set.