occluder
noun
occluder is spelled O-C-C-L-U-D-E-R: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, occluder means “An object that partially or completely impedes the amount of light reaching the eye” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of occluder is occluders.
How many letters and syllables are in occluder?
| Letters | 8: O-C-C-L-U-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 occluder?
Occluder appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 occluder
- occluders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does occluder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An object that partially or completely impedes the amount of light reaching the eye.
- 2
An implement designed to temporarily block light to one eye.
- 3
A catheter-delivered device that blocks a hole in the wall of a heart, often having an umbrella-type design and folded up until the catheter arrives at the area of the defect in the heart. Once in place the occluder is unfolded on both sides of the defect so that pressure from both sides keeps it in place.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does occluder come from?
From occlude + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).