morphosyntax
noun
morphosyntax is spelled M-O-R-P-H-O-S-Y-N-T-A-X: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, morphosyntax means “The system of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the way in which words are put together to form phrases and sentences (syntax)…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of morphosyntax is morphosyntaxes.
How many letters and syllables are in morphosyntax?
| Letters | 12: M-O-R-P-H-O-S-Y-N-T-A-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 morphosyntax?
Morphosyntax appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 morphosyntax
- morphosyntaxes plural
- morpho-syntax
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does morphosyntax mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The system of the internal structure of words (morphology) and the way in which words are put together to form phrases and sentences (syntax), regarded as an interlinked unit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Morphosyntax in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense morphology and syntax regarded as an interlinked unit:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | morphosyntaxe |
| German | Morphosyntax |
| Portuguese | morfossintaxe |
| Spanish | morfosintaxis |
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 morphosyntax come from?
From morpho- + syntax.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).