Derivationsaffix
[deʁivaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌʔafɪks]
The verdict
“Derivationsaffix” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein gebundenes grammatisches Morphem, das man an ein Lexem (Wort) anfügen kann und so ein neues Lexem/Wort, eine Ableitung, gewinnt/erzeugt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Derivationsaffix |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [deʁivaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌʔafɪks] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Derivationsaffix” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Derivationsaffix is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [deʁivaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌʔafɪks]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein gebundenes grammatisches Morphem, das man an ein Lexem (Wort) anfügen kann und so ein neues Lexem/Wort, eine Ableitung, gewinnt/erzeugt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Derivationsaffix in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Derivationsaffix, spelled D-E-R-I-V-A-T-I-O-N-S-A-F-F-I-X.
Definition
- 1ein gebundenes grammatisches Morphem, das man an ein Lexem (Wort) anfügen kann und so ein neues Lexem/Wort, eine Ableitung, gewinnt/erzeugt
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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.
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Using “Derivationsaffix”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-E-R-I-V-A-T-I-O-N-S-A-F-F-I-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.