cofounded
"cofounded" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cofounded” is uncommon English (frequency #96,870 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,870
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Founded at the same time as another, or by two or more people.
| 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) |
Where “cofounded” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cofounded is uncommon English at frequency #96,870 among 43,570 “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.
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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-F-O-U-N-D-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.