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Burgler or burglar?

Did you mean burglar? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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Correct spelling: burglar. Misspelling: burgler.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

Burglar ends in -ar, like beggar and liar.

Why people write “burgler”

The misspelling “burgler” is only one letter off: it writes E where burglar has A, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make burglar automatic.

What does “burglar” mean?

burglar noun

  1. a thief who enters a building with intent to steal

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Burglar” in a sentence

  • The burglar escaped through a window.

Is “burglar” a playable word?

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10 points in Scrabble · 14 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“burgler” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from BURGLAR.

Burglar: quick answers

Is it burgler or burglar?
The correct spelling is burglar. “burgler” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell burglar?
Burglar ends in -ar, like beggar and liar.
What does burglar mean?
Burglar means: a thief who enters a building with intent to steal.