-morphism
"morphism" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“-morphism” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a suffix - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The state of having a specified shape or form.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | -morphism |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Suffix |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “-morphism” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for -morphism is 9 letters long, classified as a suffix. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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Using “-morphism”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is --M-O-R-P-H-I-S-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.