cofounded
"cofounded" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cofounded” is uncommon English (frequency #96,870 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,870
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Founded at the same time as another, or by two or more people.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cofounded · cofounded · English
cofounded · rank #96,870 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,870
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH cohabit
Nearest frequency peer: cohabit (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “cofounded”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- clopidogrel
clopidogrel
3,134 corpus weight
- clumpy
clumpy
3,133 corpus weight
- cofounded
cofounded
3,131 corpus weight
- cohabit
cohabit
3,130 corpus weight
- coincidently
coincidently
3,129 corpus weight
- Colima
Colima
3,128 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “cofounded” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cofounded |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #96,870 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cofounded” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cofounded is uncommon English at frequency #96,870 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Founded at the same time as another, or by two or more people.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cofounded, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is cofounded, spelled C-O-F-O-U-N-D-E-D.
Definition
- 1Founded at the same time as another, or by two or more people.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cofounded appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The Sovoa, translated to "lights out", is the first weapon developed by Taravay Industries, a new manufacturer co-founded by angara and the turians.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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