# bugged vs bulger

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### bulger
*noun · frequency rank #46,954*
Something that has a bulge.

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