ender
/ˈɛndə(ɹ)/noun
ender is spelled E-N-D-E-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Ender, the name). As a noun, ender means “Something which ends another thing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ender is enders.
How many letters and syllables are in ender?
| Letters | 5: E-N-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,943rd 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 ender?
Ender appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Ender, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ender?
- US /ˈɛndə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈɛndɚ/
Ender has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ender.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ender?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ender from its last stressed vowel (/ɛndə/):
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 ender
- enders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ender mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Something which ends another thing.
- 2
A maneuver in which one uses the pressure of a wave to flip one's kayak end over end.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ender in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense something ending another thing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | finalizador, terminador |
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 ender come from?
From Middle English endere, ender; equivalent to end (verb) + -er (agent noun suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).