# zander

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈzæn.də(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #47,434

## Definitions
1. A European freshwater fish in the family Percidae, closely related to the perch, Sander lucioperca.
2. Any fish of the genus Sander that live in freshwater.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Zander, from a Slavic language, perhaps via Middle Low German sandāt. Pfeifer states that the first German attestation is East Central German czandas (in the Marienburger Treßlerbuch) circa 1400, which he derives from Pomeranian *sądač (compare Slovincian sãdzoc), from Proto-Slavic *sǫdakъ. Low Prussian forms include Zand, and other Slavic languages (e.g. Kashubian) have been considered as possible sources. Doublet of sandre.

## Easily confused with
- **Zane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zander-vs-zane)

## Common misspellings (9)
`aznder`, `zadner`, `zandder`, `zanderr`, `zandre`, `zanedr`, `zannder`, `znader`, `zzander`

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