# suffix

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsʌfɪks/ · frequency rank #27,302

## Definitions
1. A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.
2. A subscript.
3. A final segment of a string of characters.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin suffīxus (“suffix”), from sub- (“under”) + fīxus (perfect passive participle of fīgere (“to fasten, fix”)), equivalent to sub- + -fix.

## Easily confused with
- **Sufi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suffix-vs-sufi)
- **suffer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suffer-vs-suffix)
- **suffice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suffice-vs-suffix)

## Common misspellings (7)
`sfufix`, `ssuffix`, `suffixx`, `suffxi`, `sufifx`, `sufix`, `usffix`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/suffix