debugger
/diːˈbʌɡə(ɹ)/
"debugger" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“debugger” is uncommon English (frequency #54,729 among 26,416 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,729
- frequency rank, English
- 26,416
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A computer program that helps the user to test and debug other programs, by enabling their step-by-step execution controlled by the user, setting of breakpoints, and monitoring values of variables.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | debugger |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /diːˈbʌɡə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #54,729 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “debugger” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
debugger is uncommon English at frequency #54,729 among 26,416 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /diːˈbʌɡə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A computer program that helps the user to test and debug other programs, by enabling their step-by-step execution controlled by the user, setting of breakpoints, and monitoring values of variables.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for debugger, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From debug + -er. The correct English form is debugger, spelled D-E-B-U-G-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1A computer program that helps the user to test and debug other programs, by enabling their step-by-step execution controlled by the user, setting of breakpoints, and monitoring values of variables.
Etymology
From debug + -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); 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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Using “debugger”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-E-B-U-G-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.