founded
found·ed/ˈfaʊndɪd/adjective, verb
founded is spelled F-O-U-N-D-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables (found·ed). It appears 32 times per million words in written English, the 2,992nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, founded means “Having a basis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in founded?
| Letters | 7: F-O-U-N-D-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: found·ed |
| In writing | 32 times per million words; the 2,992nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is founded?
Founded appears 32 times per million words in written English, the 2,992nd 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 founded?
- /ˈfaʊndɪd/
Founded has 2 syllables, split found·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-founded.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of founded
- more founded comparative
- most founded superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does founded mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a basis.
She offered a well-founded hypothesis.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of found
- 2
nonstandardsimple past and past participle of find
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate founded?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of founded: fndd..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Founded in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having a basis:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.