# developer

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪˈvɛləpə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #5,120

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

## Etymology
From develop + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **developers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/developer-vs-developers)
- **develop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/develop-vs-developer)
- **developed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/developed-vs-developer)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ddeveloper`, `deevloper`, `develloper`, `develoepr`, `developerr`, `developper`, `developre`, `develpoer`, `deveolper`, `devleoper`, `devveloper`, `dveeloper`, `edveloper`

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