# flounder

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈflaʊndɚ/ · frequency rank #37,931

## Definitions
1. A European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, European flounder (Platichthys flesus).
2. Any of various flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae or Bothidae.
3. A bootmaker's tool for crimping boot fronts.

## Etymology
From Middle English flowndre, from Anglo-Norman floundre, from Old Northern French flondre, from Old Norse flyðra, from Proto-Germanic *flunþrijǭ. Cognate with Danish flynder, German Flunder, Swedish flundra.

## Easily confused with
- **founded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flounder-vs-founded)
- **founder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flounder-vs-founder)

## Common misspellings (12)
`fflounder`, `fllounder`, `flonuder`, `floudner`, `floundder`, `flounderr`, `floundre`, `flounedr`, `flounnder`, `fluonder`, `folunder`, `lfounder`

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