affixal

1. 1.

   of or pertaining to a linguistic affix

   Synonymsaffixial

Questions about affixal

What does affixal mean?

affixal means "of or pertaining to a linguistic affix".

How many syllables are in affixal?

affixal has 3 syllables and divides as af-fix-al under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for affixal?

Close synonyms include affixial. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is affixal a common word?

affixal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.