suffix

Other forms of suffix

plural

suffixes·

past tense

suffixed·

present participle

suffixing·

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 suffix

What does suffix mean?

suffix means "an affix that is added at the end 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 suffix?

suffix has 2 syllables: suf-fix. The stress falls on "suf". In IPA it is /ˈsʌfɪks/.

What is another word for suffix?

Close synonyms include postfix. 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.

What is the opposite of suffix?

The recorded antonyms are prefix.

Is suffix a common word?

suffix 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.