foundry

/faʊndɹi/

//faʊndɹi// noun

The verdict

“foundry” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #97,738 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,738
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fundição

Corpus desk

Index PT-foundry · foundry · Portuguese

foundry · rank #97,738 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,738
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH futurologia

Nearest frequency peer: futurologia (+11 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “foundry”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “foundry” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for foundry
PropertyValue
Headwordfoundry
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/faʊndɹi/
Letters7
Frequency rank#97,738
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “foundry” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.foundrycai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “futurologia” (#97,749), “florada” (#97,724), “galgar” (#97,754). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “foundry” fica em #97,738. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

foundry is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #97,738 among 853 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /faʊndɹi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "fundição".

Zero misspellings are on record for foundry in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is foundry, spelled F-O-U-N-D-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    fundição

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "foundry"?
"foundry" is spelled F-O-U-N-D-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /faʊndɹi/.
What does "foundry" mean?
As a noun, "foundry" means: fundição
How do you pronounce "foundry"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "foundry" is /faʊndɹi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "foundry" come from?
"foundry" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "foundry", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list