depressor
/dɪˈpɹɛ.sə(ɹ)/noun
depressor is spelled D-E-P-R-E-S-S-O-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, depressor means “Any of several muscles whose contraction pulls down a part of the body” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of depressor is depressors or depressores.
How many letters and syllables are in depressor?
| Letters | 9: D-E-P-R-E-S-S-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is depressor?
Depressor appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 depressor?
- UK /dɪˈpɹɛ.sə/
- US /dɪˈpɹɛ.sə(ɹ)/
Depressor has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-depressor.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with depressor?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as depressor from its last stressed vowel (/ɛsə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of depressor
- depressors plural
- depressores plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does depressor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several muscles whose contraction pulls down a part of the body.
- 2
A nerve or nerve fiber that decreases the activity or the tone of the organ or the part it innervates, such as lowering the blood pressure.
- 3
An instrument used to push something out of the way during an examination.
tongue depressor
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Depressor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one that depresses:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | abaisseur |
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 depressor come from?
From depress + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).