tinder
tin·der/ˈtɪn.dɚ/noun, verb
tinder is spelled T-I-N-D-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (tin·der). It appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “tender vs tinder” about 170 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, tinder means “Small dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous matter etc., used to help light a fire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tinder is tinders.
How many letters and syllables are in tinder?
| Letters | 6: T-I-N-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: tin·der |
| In writing | 4.9 times per million words; the 11,373rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is tinder?
Tinder appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd 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 tinder?
- UK /ˈtɪn.dəː/
- UK [ˈtʰɪn.dəː]
- US /ˈtɪn.dɚ/
Tinder has 2 syllables, split tin·der in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tinder.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-Tinder.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with tinder
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with tinder?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as tinder from its last stressed vowel (/ɪndəɹ/):
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 tinder
- tinders plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- tindering participle, present
- tindered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tinder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Small dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous matter etc., used to help light a fire.
verb
- 1
To set fire to; torch.
verb
- 1
To use the dating application Tinder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tinder in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | amadou |
| German | Zunder , tindern |
| Portuguese | graveto, isca |
| Spanish | yesca, encendaja, incendaja |
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 tinder come from?
From Middle English tinder, tunder, tender, tonder, from Old English tynder, from Proto-Germanic *tundrą, *tundrǭ (“tinder”). Compare Saterland Frisian Tunder (“tinder”), Dutch tonder (“tinder”), German Zunder (“tinder”), Swedish tända (“to light, to set on fire”). More at tind.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).