postfix
/ˈpəʊst.fɪks/
"postfix" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“postfix” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To suffix.
Corpus desk
Index EN-postfix · postfix · English
postfix · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | postfix |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈpəʊst.fɪks/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “postfix” in English
Rare enough to double-check
postfix is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈpəʊst.fɪks/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for postfix, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From post- + fix. The correct English form is postfix, spelled P-O-S-T-F-I-X.
Definition
- 1To suffix.
- 2To subject a sample to postfixation
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how postfix appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Verbs with י for the first radical, often drop it in the future, imperative, and infinitive of Kal, to which last they postfix ת (לקח to take, follows this form), and in Niph. and Hiph. they change י into ו.
Etymology
From post- + fix.
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.