Which to use
“suppression” and “suppressor” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,617
- “suppression” frequency rank
- #31,366
- “suppressor” frequency rank
- 42983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suppression | suppressor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The act or instance of suppressing. | A device which suppresses something, especially an electronic or mechanical device. |
Letter map: suppression vs suppressor
Shared letters muted; letters that set suppression and suppressor apart highlighted. Shared run: 9.
Corpus notes: suppression and suppressor
suppression and suppressor are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42983, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suppression is recorded at frequency rank #11,617, classified as anoun, pronounced /səˈpɹɛʃən/. 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 42983, this pair ranks #244,298 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suppression vs suppressor
Shared letters: eoprsu. Private to "suppression": in. Private to "suppressor": -.
"suppression" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVVC · "suppressor" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- suppression ← spupression · ssuppression · supperssion · suppresion · suppresison · suppressino · suppressionn · suppressoin
- suppressor ← spupressor · ssuppressor · supperssor · suppresor · suppresosr · suppressorr · suppressro · supprressor
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "suppression" 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 #244,298 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suppression" and "suppressor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suppressed 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 #244,298 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.