bugfix
noun
bugfix is spelled B-U-G-F-I-X: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bugfix means “A patch or change that fixes the unwanted behaviour caused by a bug” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bugfix is bugfixes.
How many letters and syllables are in bugfix?
| Letters | 6: B-U-G-F-I-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bugfix?
Bugfix appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of bugfix
- bugfixes plural
- bug fix
- bug-fix
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bugfix mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A patch or change that fixes the unwanted behaviour caused by a bug.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bugfix in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense patch or change that fixes a bug:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rustine, patch, correctif |
| German | Fehlerbehebung, Bugfix |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does bugfix come from?
From bug + fix.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).