Which to use
“developer” and “developers” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,120
- “developer” frequency rank
- #4,938
- “developers” frequency rank
- 10058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | developer | developers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products. | plural of developer |
Where the eye mixes developer and developers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between developer and developers
A purely visual mix-up. developer (/dɪˈvɛləpə(ɹ)/) and developers (/dɪˈvɛləpə(ɹ)z/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “developer” sits inside “developers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10058, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
developer is recorded at frequency rank #5,120, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɪˈvɛləpə(ɹ)/. developers is at rank #4,938, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɪˈvɛləpə(ɹ)z/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 10058, this pair ranks #494,247 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of developer vs developers
Shared letters: deloprv. Private to "developer": -. Private to "developers": s.
"developer" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "developers" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- developer ← ddeveloper · deevloper · develloper · develoepr · developerr · developper · developre · develpoer
- developers ← ddevelopers · deevlopers · devellopers · develoeprs · developerrs · developerss · developesr · developpers
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "developer" for "developers" ever safe?
Frequency check: "developer" vs "developers" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "developer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "developers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #494,247 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "developer" and "developers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "develop vs developer". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #494,247 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.