# defibrillator

> English word · Noun · IPA /diːˈfɪbɹɪleɪtə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #43,598

## Definitions
1. An electronic device used internally or externally that delivers a controlled electric shock to a patient to correct ventricular fibrillation, a lack of coordination of the contraction of muscle tissue of the large chambers of the heart.

## Etymology
From defibrillate + -or.

## Common misspellings (18)
`ddefibrillator`, `defbirillator`, `deffibrillator`, `defibbrillator`, `defibirllator`, `defibrilaltor`, `defibrilator`, `defibrillaotr`, `defibrillatorr`, `defibrillatro`, `defibrillattor`, `defibrilltaor`, `defibrlilator`, `defibrrillator`, `defirbillator`, `deifbrillator`, `dfeibrillator`, `edfibrillator`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/defibrillator