# pathfinder

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɑːθfaɪndə/ · frequency rank #26,545

## Definitions
1. One who discovers or makes a new path or way through an untraversed region.
2. One who is the first to do something in a particular field; an innovator, a pioneer.
3. Synonym of honey guide.
4. Ellipsis of pathfinder prospectus.

## Etymology
From path + finder.

## Common misspellings (16)
`apthfinder`, `pahtfinder`, `patfhinder`, `pathffinder`, `pathfidner`, `pathfindder`, `pathfinderr`, `pathfindre`, `pathfinedr`, `pathfinnder`, `pathfnider`, `pathhfinder`, `pathifnder`, `patthfinder`, `ppathfinder`, `ptahfinder`

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