affixation
noun
affixation is spelled A-F-F-I-X-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, affixation means “The adding of an affix to a word” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of affixation is affixations.
How many letters and syllables are in affixation?
| Letters | 10: A-F-F-I-X-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is affixation?
Affixation appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of affixation
- affixations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does affixation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The adding of an affix to a word.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Affixation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense addition of an affix:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | affixation |
| German | Affigieren, Affigierung, Affixation |
| Portuguese | afixação |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does affixation come from?
From affix + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).