prefix

Other forms of prefix

plural

prefixes·

past tense

prefixed·

present participle

prefixing·

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 prefix

What does prefix mean?

prefix means "an affix that is added in front of the word". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in prefix?

prefix has 2 syllables: pre-fix. The stress falls on "pre". In IPA it is /ˈpɹifɪks/.

What is the opposite of prefix?

The recorded antonyms are suffix.

Is prefix a common word?

prefix 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.