# contender

> English word · Noun · IPA /kənˈtɛn.dɚ/ · frequency rank #12,949

## Definitions
1. Someone who competes with one or more other people.
2. Someone who has a viable chance of winning a competition.

## Etymology
From contend + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **convener** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contender-vs-convener)
- **contented** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contender-vs-contented)
- **contend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contend-vs-contender)
- **condenser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condenser-vs-contender)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ccontender`, `cnotender`, `conetnder`, `conntender`, `contedner`, `contendder`, `contenderr`, `contendre`, `contenedr`, `contennder`, `contneder`, `conttender`, `cotnender`, `ocntender`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/contender