Which to use
“suppressed” is a verb and “suppressor” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,067
- “suppressed” frequency rank
- #31,366
- “suppressor” frequency rank
- 44433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suppressed | suppressor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of suppress | A device which suppresses something, especially an electronic or mechanical device. |
Letter map: suppressed vs suppressor
Shared letters muted; letters that set suppressed and suppressor apart highlighted. Shared run: 8.
Grammar separator: suppressed vs suppressor
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: suppressed is averb and suppressoranoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suppressed is recorded at frequency rank #13,067, classified as averb, pronounced /səˈpɹɛst/. suppressor is at rank #31,366, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 44433, this pair ranks #230,619 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suppressed vs suppressor
Shared letters: eprsu. Private to "suppressed": d. Private to "suppressor": o.
"suppressed" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "suppressor" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- suppressed ← spupressed · ssuppressed · supperssed · suppresed · suppresesd · suppressde · suppressedd · supprressed
- suppressor ← spupressor · ssuppressor · supperssor · suppresor · suppresosr · suppressorr · suppressro · supprressor
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "suppressed" and "suppressor" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "suppressed" or "suppressor" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "suppressed" vs "suppressor" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "suppressed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suppressor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #230,619 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suppressed" and "suppressor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suppress vs suppressor". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #230,619 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.