# compiler

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəmˈpaɪlə/ · frequency rank #17,803

## Definitions
1. One who compiles.
2. A computer program that transforms source code into object code.

## Etymology
From Middle English compilour, from Anglo-Norman compilour, from Old French compileur, from Latin compīlātōrem, equivalent to compile + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **copier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compiler-vs-copier)
- **complex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compiler-vs-complex)
- **coupler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compiler-vs-coupler)
- **computer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compiler-vs-computer)
- **composer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compiler-vs-composer)
- **compile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compile-vs-compiler)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccompiler`, `cmopiler`, `comipler`, `commpiler`, `compielr`, `compilerr`, `compiller`, `compilre`, `complier`, `comppiler`, `copmiler`, `ocmpiler`

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