# bugged vs bugger

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bugged
*verb · IPA /bʌɡd/ · frequency rank #25,691*
simple past and past participle of bug

### bugger
*noun · IPA /ˈbʌɡə/ · frequency rank #28,855*
A heretic.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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