moneylender
noun
moneylender is spelled M-O-N-E-Y-L-E-N-D-E-R: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, moneylender means “A person who lends money and charges interest, especially one who is not part of the official financial industry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of moneylender is moneylenders.
How many letters and syllables are in moneylender?
| Letters | 11: M-O-N-E-Y-L-E-N-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 89,388th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is moneylender?
Moneylender appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th 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 moneylender?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-moneylender.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with moneylender
Also written: money-lender (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of moneylender
- moneylenders plural
- money-lender
- money lender
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does moneylender mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who lends money and charges interest, especially one who is not part of the official financial industry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Moneylender in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who lends money:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | usurier, usurière, prêteur, prêteuse |
| German | Geldverleiher, Geldverleiherin |
| Portuguese | agiota |
| Spanish | prestamista, logrero, logrera |
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 moneylender come from?
From money + lender.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).