chunder
chun·der/ˈtʃʌndə(ɹ)/noun, verb
chunder is spelled C-H-U-N-D-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (chun·der). It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chunder means “Vomit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chunder is chunders.
How many letters and syllables are in chunder?
| Letters | 7: C-H-U-N-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: chun·der |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is chunder?
Chunder appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce chunder?
- Australia /ˈtʃandə/
- /ˈtʃɐndə/
- UK /ˈtʃʌndə(ɹ)/
Chunder has 2 syllables, split chun·der in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: EN-AU_ck1_chunder.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with chunder?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as chunder from its last stressed vowel (/ʌndə/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of chunder
- chunders plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- chundering participle, present
- chundered participle, past
- junder
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chunder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CommonwealthIrelandUKslangVomit.
- 2
CommonwealthIrelandUKslangAn act of vomiting.
- 3
Heavy, sticky snow that makes snowsports difficult.
verb
- 1
AustraliaUKslangTo throw up, to vomit, particularly from excessive alcohol consumption.
- 2
Of a motor vehicle: to rumble loudly, to roar.
- 3
To grumble, complain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chunder in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to vomit:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | vomir |
| Portuguese | chamar o hugo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does chunder come from?
Unknown and debated origin. Possibly a shortening of Chunder Loo, itself a presumed rhyming slang for spew (said to be derived from the cartoon character “Chunder Loo of Akim Foo”, drawn by Norman Lindsay for a series of boot-polish advertisements in the early 1900s), but the rhyming slang usage is not actually recorded. Alternatively, possibly from the nautical phrase "*Watch under!" ("Look out below!"), used to warn people on lower decks that someone above was vomiting over the side of the ship, though this is likewise unsubstantiated and may simply be due to folk etymology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).