Which to use
“launder” and “lender” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,893
- “launder” frequency rank
- #12,269
- “lender” frequency rank
- 52162
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | launder | lender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A washerwoman or washerman. | One who lends, especially money; specifically, a bank or other entity that specializes in granting loans. |
Where the eye mixes launder and lender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. launder runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against lender's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between launder and lender
A purely visual mix-up. launder (/ˈlɔːndə/) and lender (/ˈlɛndɚ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52162, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
launder is recorded at frequency rank #39,893, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɔːndə/. lender is at rank #12,269, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈlɛndɚ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 52162, this pair ranks #159,376 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of launder vs lender
Shared letters: delnr. Private to "launder": au. Private to "lender": -.
"launder" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "lender" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "launder" and "lender" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "launder" or "lender" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "launder" and "lender" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "launder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,376 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "launder" and "lender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "launder vs Laurier". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #159,376 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.