finder
find·er/ˈfaɪndəɹ/noun
finder is spelled F-I-N-D-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (find·er). It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, finder means “One who finds or discovers something; a discoverer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of finder is finders.
How many letters and syllables are in finder?
| Letters | 6: F-I-N-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: find·er |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,101st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 finder?
Finder appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce finder?
- UK /ˈfaɪndə/
- US /ˈfaɪndəɹ/
Finder has 2 syllables, split find·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-finder.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with finder?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as finder from its last stressed vowel (/aɪndəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: friend, redfin, refind.
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 finder
- finders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does finder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who finds or discovers something; a discoverer.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
- 2
A device, such as a viewfinder, used to locate a target or other object of interest.
- 3
UKA person who picks up scraps and oddments to sell to make a living.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does finder come from?
From Middle English findere. By surface analysis, find + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).