bungler
"bungler" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bungler” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bungler · bungler · English
bungler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bungler |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bungler” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bungler is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence.".
Zero misspellings are on record for bungler in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From bungle + -er. The correct English form is bungler, spelled B-U-N-G-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bungler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"What you mean, comparing me to them botchers and bunglers? There ain't anybody but me in the furniture restoring line."
Noble Prophet of Truth, this has gone on long enough. Make an example of this bungler. The Council demands it.
Etymology
From bungle + -er.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.