funder

Name: funder, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈfʌndɚ/

//ˈfʌndɚ// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“funder” is uncommon English (frequency #50,524 among 18,613 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,524
frequency rank, English: 18,613
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One who funds.

Key facts for funder
Property	Value
Headword	funder
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈfʌndɚ/
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#50,524
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “funder” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). funder lands here:

#50,524

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

funder is uncommon English at frequency #50,524 among 18,613 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfʌndɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One who funds.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for funder in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From fund + -er. The correct English form is funder, spelled F-U-N-D-E-R.

Definition

1
One who funds.

Etymology

From fund + -er.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "funder"?

"funder" is spelled F-U-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfʌndɚ/.

What does "funder" mean?

As a noun, "funder" means: One who funds.

How do you pronounce "funder"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "funder" is /ˈfʌndɚ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "funder"?

From fund + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “funder”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is F-U-N-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈfʌndɚ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.