# fender

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɛnd.ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #17,137

## Definitions
1. panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
2. a shield, usually of plastic or metal, on a bicycle that protects the rider from mud or water
3. any shaped cushion-like object normally made from polymers, rubber or wood that is placed along the sides of a boat to prevent damage when moored alongside another vessel or jetty, or when using a lock, etc. Modern variations are cylindrical although older wooden version and rubbing strips can still be found; old tyres are used as a cheap substitute
4. a low metal framework in front of a fireplace, intended to catch hot coals, soot, and ash

## Etymology
From fend + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **fewer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fender-vs-fewer)
- **fever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fender-vs-fever)
- **finer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fender-vs-finer)
- **finger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fender-vs-finger)
- **funded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fender-vs-funded)
- **folder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fender-vs-folder)
- **fodder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fender-vs-fodder)
- **finder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fender-vs-finder)
- **fennel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fender-vs-fennel)
- **fester** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fender-vs-fester)
- **founder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fender-vs-founder)
- **fielder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fender-vs-fielder)
- **Fenders** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fender-vs-fenders)
- **fend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fend-vs-fender)
- **fence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fence-vs-fender)
- **FedEx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fedex-vs-fender)
- **Fedor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fedor-vs-fender)
- **fader** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fader-vs-fender)
- **feeder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feeder-vs-fender)
- **feller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feller-vs-fender)

## Common misspellings (9)
`efnder`, `fedner`, `fendder`, `fenderr`, `fendre`, `fenedr`, `fennder`, `ffender`, `fneder`

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