# girder

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɜːdə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #41,147

## Definitions
1. A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.
2. One who girds; a satirist.

## Etymology
From gird + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **giver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girder-vs-giver)
- **grader** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girder-vs-grader)
- **glider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girder-vs-glider)
- **girdle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girder-vs-girdle)
- **grinder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girder-vs-grinder)
- **garden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/garden-vs-girder)
- **gender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gender-vs-girder)
- **ginger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ginger-vs-girder)
- **garner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/garner-vs-girder)
- **gilded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilded-vs-girder)
- **garter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/garter-vs-girder)
- **gander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gander-vs-girder)
- **Gerber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gerber-vs-girder)
- **Gardner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gardner-vs-girder)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ggirder`, `gidrer`, `girdder`, `girderr`, `girdre`, `giredr`, `girrder`, `grider`, `igrder`

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