-ene
/-iːn/
"ene" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“-ene” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a suffix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forms adjectives relating to places and nouns for their inhabitants.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ene · -ene · English
-ene · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "-" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | -ene |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Suffix |
| IPA | /-iːn/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “-ene” in English
Rare enough to double-check
-ene is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix, transcribed /-iːn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for -ene, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin -ēnus, from Ancient Greek -ηνός (-ēnós), forming adjectives from place names. The correct English form is -ene, spelled --E-N-E.
Definition
- 1Forms adjectives relating to places and nouns for their inhabitants.
- 2Forms adjectives and nouns denoting religious groups from personal names.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how -ene appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cairo + -ene → Cairene
Damascus + -ene → Damascene
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin -ēnus, from Ancient Greek -ηνός (-ēnós), forming adjectives from place names.
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.