-morphism
"morphism" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“-morphism” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a suffix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of having a specified shape or form.
Corpus desk
Index EN-morphism · -morphism · English
-morphism · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | -morphism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Suffix |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “-morphism” in English
Rare enough to double-check
-morphism is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state of having a specified shape or form.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for -morphism, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”) + -ism, equivalent to -morph + -ism. The correct English form is -morphism, spelled --M-O-R-P-H-I-S-M.
Definition
- 1The state of having a specified shape or form.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”) + -ism, equivalent to -morph + -ism.
This word in other languages
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.