# coder

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #42,066

## Definitions
1. A device that generates a code, often as a series of pulses.
2. A person who assigns codes or classifications.
3. A programmer (computer programmer).

## Etymology
From code + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **cor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coder-vs-cor)
- **Coe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coder-vs-coe)
- **come** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coder-vs-come)
- **core** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coder-vs-core)
- **cole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coder-vs-cole)
- **coke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coder-vs-coke)
- **cope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coder-vs-cope)
- **cone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coder-vs-cone)
- **Cody** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coder-vs-cody)
- **cove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coder-vs-cove)
- **cote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coder-vs-cote)
- **coed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coder-vs-coed)
- **cour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coder-vs-cour)
- **corr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coder-vs-corr)
- **comes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coder-vs-comes)
- **cover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coder-vs-cover)
- **color** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coder-vs-color)
- **Codes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coder-vs-codes)
- **Cohen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coder-vs-cohen)
- **Corey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coder-vs-corey)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ccoder`, `cdoer`, `codder`, `coderr`, `codre`, `coedr`, `ocder`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/coder