# bugger vs bummer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### bummer
*noun · IPA /ˈbʌ.mɚ/ · frequency rank #22,307*
A forager, especially in Sherman's March to the Sea of November to December 1864.

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