# founder vs foundry

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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