# founded vs foundry

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### foundry
*noun · IPA /ˈfaʊn.dɹi/ · frequency rank #19,091*
A facility that melts metals in special furnaces and pours the molten metal into molds to make products. Foundries are usually specified according to the type of metal dealt with: iron foundry, brass foundry, etc.

## Source
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