suppressor
noun
suppressor is spelled S-U-P-P-R-E-S-S-O-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, suppressor means “A device which suppresses something, especially an electronic or mechanical device” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of suppressor is suppressors.
How many letters and syllables are in suppressor?
| Letters | 10: S-U-P-P-R-E-S-S-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is suppressor?
Suppressor appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th 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 suppressor?
Suppressor has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-suppressor.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of suppressor
- suppressors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does suppressor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A device which suppresses something, especially an electronic or mechanical device.
- 2
A device added to the barrel of a firearm which reduces the noise and flash generated by firing the weapon.
- 3
A person who suppresses others, a tyrant.
- 4
A gene that suppresses the effect of another through epistasis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does suppressor come from?
From suppress + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).