adblocker
noun
adblocker is spelled A-D-B-L-O-C-K-E-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, adblocker means “A piece of software that removes advertising elements from a web page” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of adblocker is adblockers.
How many letters and syllables are in adblocker?
| Letters | 9: A-D-B-L-O-C-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is adblocker?
Adblocker appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of adblocker
- adblockers plural
- ad blocker
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does adblocker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A piece of software that removes advertising elements from a web page.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Adblocker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense piece of software that removes advertising elements from a web page:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bloqueur de publicité |
| German | Werbeblocker |
| Portuguese | bloqueador de anúncios |
| Spanish | bloqueador de anuncios |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does adblocker come from?
From ad (“advertisement”) + blocker.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).