# encoder

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #42,627

## Definitions
1. A device or algorithm used to encode something.
2. A sensor which converts a position into an electronic signal.

## Etymology
From encode + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **ender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/encoder-vs-ender)
- **encore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/encoder-vs-encore)
- **encode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/encode-vs-encoder)
- **encoded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/encoded-vs-encoder)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ecnoder`, `enccoder`, `encdoer`, `encodder`, `encoderr`, `encodre`, `encoedr`, `enncoder`, `enocder`, `necoder`

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