# ender

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛndə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #37,909

## Definitions
1. Something which ends another thing.

## Etymology
From Middle English endere, ender; equivalent to end (verb) + -er (agent noun suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **ever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ender-vs-ever)
- **ends** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ender-vs-ends)
- **enter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ender-vs-enter)
- **ether** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ender-vs-ether)
- **ester** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ender-vs-ester)
- **Euler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ender-vs-euler)
- **enters** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ender-vs-enters)
- **endure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ender-vs-endure)
- **Enders** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ender-vs-enders)
- **end** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/end-vs-ender)
- **Eden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eden-vs-ender)
- **ended** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ended-vs-ender)
- **elder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elder-vs-ender)
- **eager** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eager-vs-ender)
- **eater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eater-vs-ender)
- **Elmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmer-vs-ender)
- **ember** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ember-vs-ender)
- **elders** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elders-vs-ender)
- **encoder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/encoder-vs-ender)

## Common misspellings (7)
`edner`, `endder`, `enderr`, `endre`, `enedr`, `ennder`, `neder`

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