launder
/ˈlɔndɚ/noun, verb
launder is spelled L-A-U-N-D-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, launder means “A trough used by miners to receive powdered ore from the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water to the stamps, or other apparatus for…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of launder is launders.
How many letters and syllables are in launder?
| Letters | 7: L-A-U-N-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,832nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is launder?
Launder appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd 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 launder?
- UK /ˈlɔːndə/
- /ˈlɑːndə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈlɔndɚ/
Launder has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-launder.ogg, En-au-launder.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with launder?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as launder from its last stressed vowel (/ɔndəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of launder
- launders plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- launderer
- laundering participle, present
- laundered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does launder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA washerwoman or washerman.
- 2
A trough used by miners to receive powdered ore from the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water to the stamps, or other apparatus for comminuting (sorting) the ore.
- 3
A trough or channel carrying water to the wheel of a watermill.
- 4
A gutter (for rainwater).
verb
- 1
To wash; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron.
- 2
obsoleteTo lave; to wet.
- 3
To disguise the source of (ill-gotten wealth) by various means.
- 4
To obtain a pointer to an object created in storage occupied by an existing object of the same type, even if it has const or reference members.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Launder in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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.
Where does launder come from?
Contracted from Middle English lavender, from Old French lavandiere, from Late Latin lavandera, from Latin lavō (“to wash”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).