cirkumfix
[sɪrkɵmˈfiks]
The verdict
“cirkumfix” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - je ein Morphem vor und nach dem Wortstamm; Zirkumfix
Corpus desk
Index DE-cirkumfix · cirkumfix · German
cirkumfix · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cirkumfix |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [sɪrkɵmˈfiks] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „cirkumfix“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
cirkumfix is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [sɪrkɵmˈfiks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "je ein Morphem vor und nach dem Wortstamm; Zirkumfix".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cirkumfix, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is cirkumfix, spelled C-I-R-K-U-M-F-I-X.
Definition
- 1je ein Morphem vor und nach dem Wortstamm; Zirkumfix
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cirkumfix appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ett cirkumfix är ett affix som består av två delar, en före och en efter, ordstammen.
Ett exempel för ett svenskt cirkumfix som bildar en verbform är »före- -ande« i »förebyggande«.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.