suppressor

noun

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"suppressor" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“suppressor” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,366. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,366
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A device which suppresses something, especially an electronic or mechanical device.

Corpus desk

Index EN-suppressor · suppressor · English

suppressor · rank #31,366 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,366
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sufferer

Nearest frequency peer: sufferer (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “suppressor”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “suppressor” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

suppressor vs suppress
80% similar
suppressor vs suppressed
80% similar
suppressor vs suppression
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for suppressor
PropertyValue
Headwordsuppressor
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#31,366
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “suppressor”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).suppressorlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “sufferer” (#31,365), “sycamore” (#31,367), “subconsciously” (#31,364). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “suppressor” is #31,366. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around suppressor, anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,366 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for suppressor, with forms such as "spupressor", "ssuppressor", and "supperssor". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "suppress", "suppressed", "suppression", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From suppress + -or. The correct English form is suppressor, spelled S-U-P-P-R-E-S-S-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A device which suppresses something, especially an electronic or mechanical device.
  2. 2
    A device which suppresses something, especially an electronic or mechanical device.
  3. 3
    A person who suppresses others, a tyrant.
  4. 4
    A gene that suppresses the effect of another through epistasis.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how suppressor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Silencers, also called suppressors, are tube-shaped devices that, when screwed into the muzzle of a gun, slow the decompression of gases that propel a bullet forward, thus reducing the “pop” sound of gunfire. […] “I don’t think in real life, in practical applications, that there is that great of a tactical advantage to use a suppressor, especially for som…

Etymology

From suppress + -or.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • spupressor
  • ssuppressor
  • supperssor
  • suppresor
  • suppresosr
  • suppressorr
  • suppressro
  • supprressor
  • supprsesor
  • supressor
  • suprpessor
  • usppressor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of suppressor - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

spupressor2ssuppressor1supperssor2suppresor1suppresosr2suppressorr1suppressro2supprressor1
Edit distance from "suppressor"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "suppressor"?
"suppressor" is spelled S-U-P-P-R-E-S-S-O-R.
What does "suppressor" mean?
As a noun, "suppressor" means: A device which suppresses something, especially an electronic or mechanical device.
What words are commonly confused with "suppressor"?
"suppressor" is commonly confused with "suppress", "suppressed", "suppression". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "suppressor"?
From suppress + -or. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "suppressor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

sycamore12 variantstethered12 variantssideshow12 variantsveracity12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list