postfix
/ˈpoʊst.fɪks/verb, noun
postfix is spelled P-O-S-T-F-I-X: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, postfix means “To suffix” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in postfix?
| Letters | 7: P-O-S-T-F-I-X |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd 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 postfix?
Postfix appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 postfix?
- UK /ˈpəʊst.fɪks/
- US /ˈpoʊst.fɪks/
Postfix 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-postfix.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of postfix
- postfixes present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- postfixing participle, present
- postfixed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does postfix mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To suffix.
- 2
To subject a sample to postfixation
noun
- 1
A suffix.
An example of a postfix operator is the ++ notation used in the C programming language to increment the value of a variable.
- 2
In the Czech language, a suffix that is placed after the ending.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does postfix come from?
From post- + fix.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).