infix
/ɪnˈfɪks/verb, noun
infix is spelled I-N-F-I-X: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, infix means “To instill” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in infix?
| Letters | 5: I-N-F-I-X |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is infix?
Infix appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th 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).
How do you pronounce infix?
- US /ɪnˈfɪks/
- US /ˈɪnfɪks/
As a noun (“An affix inserted inside a root, such as -ma- in English…”): /ˈɪnfɪks/.
Infix has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-infix-verb.ogg, En-us-infix.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with infix?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as infix from its last stressed vowel (/ɪks/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of infix
- infixes present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- infixing participle, present
- infixed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does infix mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
archaicTo set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in.
to infix a sting, spear, or dart
- 2
To instill.
- 3
To insert a morpheme inside an existing word.
noun
- 1
An affix inserted inside a root, such as -ma- in English edumacation.
- 2
A prefix that is not at the beginning of a word, such as the con- of reconcile, or a suffix that is not at the end of a word, such as the -al of nationality.
- 3
datedA prefix that always occurs in the position immediately before the verb root, and which may in turn be preceded by other prefixes.
- 4
proscribedSynonym of interfix.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Infix in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense morpheme inserted into word:
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 infix come from?
Back-formation from Middle English infixed (“stuck in”), from Latin infixus, past participle of infigō (“to fasten in”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).