-iter
German, suffix/ˈiːtər/
-iter is spelled I-T-E-R (4 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 73,335th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). -iter is a German suffix meaning “-ite, -an, -er; suffix for members of groups, especially Biblical peoples” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does -iter mean in English?
suffix
- 1
-ite, -an, -er; suffix for members of groups, especially Biblical peoples
suffix
- 1
an unproductive ending of Latin-derived adverbs (all restricted to learned parlance and most often in the form -aliter)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. Versuchsreaktor und Forschungsprojekt, die an der Stromerzeugung aus Fusionsenergie arbeiten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce -iter?
- /ˈiːtər/
- [ˈiː.tɐ]
- /itər/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is -iter in German?
-iter appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).