infix

1. 1.

   an affix that is inserted inside the word

   Broaderaffix

Other forms of infix

plural

infixes·

past tense

infixed·

present participle

infixing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about infix

What does infix mean?

infix means "put or introduce into something". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in infix?

infix has 2 syllables: in-fix. The stress falls on "fix".

What is another word for infix?

Close synonyms include insert, enter, introduce. 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 infix a common word?

infix is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.