Präfix
German, noun/ˈpʁeːfɪks/
Präfix is spelled P-R-Ä-F-I-X (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 41,722nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Präfix is a German neuter noun meaning “prefix” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Affix, also ein grammatisches Morphem, das vor dem Wortstamm steht”.
What does Präfix mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterprefix
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Affix, also ein grammatisches Morphem, das vor dem Wortstamm steht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Präfix
- Präfixes genitive
- Präfixe plural
- Präfixen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Präfix?
- /ˈpʁeːfɪks/
- /ˈpʁɛːfɪks/
- [ˈpʁɛːfɪks]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Präfix
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Präfix in German?
Präfix appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).