Englander

noun

"englander" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Englander” is an uncommon English word, ranked #60,790 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#60,790
frequency rank, English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person from England or of English descent.

Key facts for Englander
PropertyValue
HeadwordEnglander
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,790
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Englander” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Englander lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Englander is 9 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #60,790 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A person from England or of English descent.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Englander in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From England + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Änglounder (“an Englishman”), German Engländer (“an Englishman”), Danish englænder (“an Englishman”). The correct English form is Englander, spelled E-N-G-L-A-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person from England or of English descent.

Etymology

From England + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Änglounder (“an Englishman”), German Engländer (“an Englishman”), Danish englænder (“an Englishman”).

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Englander"?
"Englander" is spelled E-N-G-L-A-N-D-E-R.
What does "Englander" mean?
As a noun, "Englander" means: A person from England or of English descent.
What is the origin of the word "Englander"?
From England + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Änglounder (“an Englishman”), German Engländer (“an Englishman”), Danish englænder (“an Englishman”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Englander”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is E-N-G-L-A-N-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list