browser
/ˈbɹaʊ.zə/
"browser" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“browser” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,395. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,395
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who or which browses.
Corpus desk
Index EN-browser · browser · English
browser · rank #8,395 · 11 variants · 17 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #8,395
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH broker
Nearest frequency peer: broker (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “browser”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- biography
biography
91,609 corpus weight
- br
br
91,608 corpus weight
- broker
broker
91,607 corpus weight
- browser
browser
91,606 corpus weight
- bury
bury
91,605 corpus weight
- cellular
cellular
91,604 corpus weight
What this shows “browser” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | browser |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɹaʊ.zə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #8,395 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “browser”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around browser (IPA /ˈbɹaʊ.zə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,395 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for browser, with forms such as "bbrowser", "borwser", and "broswer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "bruiser", "browsers", "brows", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From browse + -er. The correct English form is browser, spelled B-R-O-W-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who or which browses.
- 2One who or which browses.
- 3Ellipsis of web browser.
- 4Any other type of information browser.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how browser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Giraffe have a long, muscular tongue, which aids in gathering leaves into the mouth; and the dentition is typical of browsers.
While still in the mood for antique bartering, The Emerald City on the South End section of Dartmouth St. has expanded just in time for browsers and buyers. Allow some time here as it's a poke-and-find shop of 1800's pictures and prints, turn-of-the-century kitchen ware, and some very unusual furnishings and lamps.
Etymology
From browse + -er.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bbrowser
- borwser
- broswer
- browesr
- browserr
- browsre
- browsser
- browwser
- brrowser
- brwoser
- rbowser
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of browser - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "browser", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).