compressor
/kəmˈpɹɛ.sə(ɹ)/noun
compressor is spelled C-O-M-P-R-E-S-S-O-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.4 times per million words in written English, the 17,587th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, compressor means “A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of compressor is compressors.
How many letters and syllables are in compressor?
| Letters | 10: C-O-M-P-R-E-S-S-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.4 times per million words; the 17,587th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is compressor?
Compressor appears 2.4 times per million words in written English, the 17,587th 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).
How do you pronounce compressor?
- /kəmˈpɹɛ.sə(ɹ)/
Compressor has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-compressor.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of compressor
- compressors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does compressor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas.
- 2
An instrument for compressing an artery (especially the femoral artery) or other part.
- 3
An apparatus for confining or flattening between glass plates an object to be examined with the microscope; a compressorium.
- 4
A machine for compressing gases, especially an air compressor.
- 5
A device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.
- 6
A muscle that compresses certain parts.
- 7
A program or algorithm for compressing data.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Compressor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense device that produces pressure:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | compresseur |
| German | Kompressor |
| Portuguese | compressor |
| Spanish | compresor |
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 compressor come from?
From compress + -or, or from New Latin compressor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).