lender
lend·er/ˈlɛn.dɚ/noun
lender is spelled L-E-N-D-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (lend·er). It appears 4.4 times per million words in written English, the 12,216th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lender means “One who lends, especially money; specifically, a bank or other entity that specializes in granting loans” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lender is lenders.
How many letters and syllables are in lender?
| Letters | 6: L-E-N-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: lend·er |
| In writing | 4.4 times per million words; the 12,216th 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; 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 lender?
Lender appears 4.4 times per million words in written English, the 12,216th 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 lender?
- US /ˈlɛn.dɚ/
Lender has 2 syllables, split lend·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lender.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lender?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as lender from its last stressed vowel (/ɛndəɹ/):
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 lender
- lenders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lender mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who lends, especially money; specifically, a bank or other entity that specializes in granting loans.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lender in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who lends, especially money:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | prêteur, prêteuse |
| German | Darlehensgeber, Verleiher |
| Portuguese | emprestador, mutuador |
| Spanish | prestador |
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 lender come from?
From Middle English lendare, leendare, variants of lenner, lenere, equivalent to lend + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).