# foundry

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfaʊn.dɹi/ · frequency rank #19,091

## Definitions
1. A facility that melts metals in special furnaces and pours the molten metal into molds to make products. Foundries are usually specified according to the type of metal dealt with: iron foundry, brass foundry, etc.
2. The act, process, or art of casting metals; founding.
3. A plant that produces chips out of semiconductors in the microelectronics industry.

## Etymology
From French fonderie. By surface analysis, found (“to melt (metals)”) + -ry (“place; process”).

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

## Common misspellings (11)
`ffoundry`, `fonudry`, `foudnry`, `founddry`, `foundrry`, `foundryy`, `foundyr`, `founndry`, `founrdy`, `fuondry`, `ofundry`

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