repressor
noun
repressor is spelled R-E-P-R-E-S-S-O-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, repressor means “Anything that represses” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of repressor is repressors.
How many letters and syllables are in repressor?
| Letters | 9: R-E-P-R-E-S-S-O-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th 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 repressor?
Repressor appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th 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 repressor
- repressors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does repressor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Anything that represses.
- 2
Any protein that binds to DNA and thus regulates the expression of genes by decreasing the rate of transcription.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Repressor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense protein that represses:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | répresseur |
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.