# founded vs founder

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### founded
*verb · IPA /ˈfaʊndɪd/ · frequency rank #2,997*
simple past and past participle of found

### founder
*noun · IPA /ˈfaʊn.dɚ/ · frequency rank #3,233*
One who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/founded-vs-founder