suffixation
suf·fix·a·tion/ˌsʌfɪkˈseɪʃən/noun
suffixation is spelled S-U-F-F-I-X-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables (suf·fix·a·tion). It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, suffixation means “The process of adding a suffix to a word” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of suffixation is suffixations.
How many letters and syllables are in suffixation?
| Letters | 11: S-U-F-F-I-X-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: suf·fix·a·tion |
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th 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 suffixation?
Suffixation appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th 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 suffixation?
- /ˌsʌfɪkˈseɪʃən/
Suffixation has 4 syllables, split suf·fix·a·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of suffixation
- suffixations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does suffixation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process of adding a suffix to a word.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Suffixation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense addition of a suffix:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Suffigierung, Suffixion, Suffixation |
| Spanish | sufijación |
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 suffixation come from?
From suffix + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).