developer

/dɪˈvɛləpə(ɹ)/

//dɪˈvɛləpə(ɹ)// noun

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"developer" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“developer” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,120. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,120
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.

Corpus desk

Index EN-developer · developer · English

developer · rank #5,120 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,120
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH depend

Nearest frequency peer: depend (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “developer”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “developer” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

developer vs developers
90% similar
developer vs develop
78% similar
developer vs developed
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for developer
PropertyValue
Headworddeveloper
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɪˈvɛləpə(ɹ)/
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,120
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “developer”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).developerlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “depend” (#5,119), “diagnosis” (#5,121), “dismissed” (#5,122). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “developer” is #5,120. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around developer (IPA /dɪˈvɛləpə(ɹ)/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,120 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for developer, with forms such as "ddeveloper", "deevloper", and "develloper". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "developers", "develop", "developed", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From develop + -er. The correct English form is developer, spelled D-E-V-E-L-O-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.
  2. 2
    A real estate developer; a person or company who prepares a parcel of land for sale, or creates structures on that land.
  3. 3
    A film developer; a person who uses chemicals to create photographs from photograph negatives.
  4. 4
    A liquid used in the chemical processing of traditional photos.
  5. 5
    A reagent used to produce an ingrain color by its action upon some substance on the fiber.
  6. 6
    A software developer; a person or company who creates or modifies computer software.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how developer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Across Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels. Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion."
  2. More important, when we looked at who worked in that industry, we noticed that programmers were in the minority. They’re dwarfed by, among other occupations, the software developers. The two terms are sometimes used interchangeably, but the jobs follow very different trajectories. Nationwide, software developers haven’t struggled nearly as much as their p…

Etymology

From develop + -er.

This word in other languages

promotor(Español)concepteur(Français)Entwickler(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddeveloper
  • deevloper
  • develloper
  • develoepr
  • developerr
  • developper
  • developre
  • develpoer
  • deveolper
  • devleoper
  • devveloper
  • dveeloper
  • edveloper

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of developer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddeveloper1deevloper2develloper1develoepr2developerr1developper1developre2develpoer2
Edit distance from "developer"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "developer"?
"developer" is spelled D-E-V-E-L-O-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪˈvɛləpə(ɹ)/.
What does "developer" mean?
As a noun, "developer" means: A person or entity engaged in the creation or improvement of certain classes of products.
What words are commonly confused with "developer"?
"developer" is commonly confused with "developers", "develop", "developed". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "developer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "developer" is /dɪˈvɛləpə(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "developer"?
From develop + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "developer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

diagnosis#5,121dismissed#5,122convicted#5,113implement#5,135

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

catching13 variantsJerusalem13 variantsoccupation13 variantsprivilege13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list