Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suffixing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: suf-fix-ing
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of suffix

adj

Of a language, characterised by heavy use of suffixes to create grammatical forms; as opposed to prefixing.

noun

The act by which something is suffixed.

Inflected Forms

suffixings (plural)

Questions

What does suffixing mean?: present participle and gerund of suffix

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