launder

Name: launder, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈlɔːndə/

//ˈlɔːndə// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“launder” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,893. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,893
frequency rank, English: 2,297
“L” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings: 15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A washerwoman or washerman.

Corpus desk

Index EN-launder · launder · English

launder · rank #39,893 · 10 variants · 15 confusables

FREQ-MID #39,893
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
VAR-MID 10 variants
BOOK-MID 2,297
PHOTO-FINISH lasso

Nearest frequency peer: lasso (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Kristy

60,113
lasso

60,110
launder

60,108
lemma

60,105
Lexie

60,104
Lian

60,103

What this shows “launder” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

launder vs louder

71% similar

launder vs lender

71% similar

launder vs laundry

71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for launder
Property	Value
Headword	launder
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈlɔːndə/
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#39,893
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	15
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “launder”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).launderlands here:

#39,893

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “lasso” (#39,891), “lemma” (#39,896), “Lexie” (#39,897). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “launder” is #39,893. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around launder (IPA /ˈlɔːndə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,893 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for launder, with forms such as "alunder", "lanuder", and "laudner". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "louder", "lender", "laundry", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Contracted from Middle English lavender, from Old French lavandiere, from Late Latin lavandera, from Latin lavō (“I wash”). The correct English form is launder, spelled L-A-U-N-D-E-R.

Definition

1
A 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).

Etymology

Contracted from Middle English lavender, from Old French lavandiere, from Late Latin lavandera, from Latin lavō (“I wash”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

alunder
lanuder
laudner
laundder
launderr
laundre
launedr
launnder
llaunder
luander

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of launder - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "launder"

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 "launder"?

"launder" is spelled L-A-U-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlɔːndə/.

What does "launder" mean?

As a noun, "launder" means: A washerwoman or washerman.

What words are commonly confused with "launder"?

"launder" is commonly confused with "louder", "lender", "laundry". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "launder"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "launder" is /ˈlɔːndə/. 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 "launder"?

Contracted from Middle English lavender, from Old French lavandiere, from Late Latin lavandera, from Latin lavō (“I wash”). See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "launder", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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