interfixe

\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.fiks\

/\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.fiks\/ noun

The verdict

“interfixe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Affixe qui se place entre deux radicaux et qui en modifie le sens ou la fonction. Par exemple, en allemand, Arbeitszimmer est composé des deux noms Arbeit et Zimmer et de l’interfixe -s-.

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Index FR-interfixe · interfixe · French

interfixe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for interfixe
PropertyValue
Headwordinterfixe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛ̃.tɛʁ.fiks\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « interfixe » en français

interfixereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

interfixe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.fiks\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Affixe qui se place entre deux radicaux et qui en modifie le sens ou la fonction. Par exemple, en allemand, Arbeitszimmer est composé des deux noms Arbeit et Zimmer et de l’interfixe -s-.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for interfixe in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is interfixe, spelled I-N-T-E-R-F-I-X-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Affixe qui se place entre deux radicaux et qui en modifie le sens ou la fonction. Par exemple, en allemand, Arbeitszimmer est composé des deux noms Arbeit et Zimmer et de l’interfixe -s-.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how interfixe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Enfin, les segments sans corrélat sémantique (interfixe /o/ dans cryptotrotskiste) seront insérés par la règle morphologique sans qu’il soit nécessaire d’en faire une catégorie nouvelle d’entités.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "interfixe"?
"interfixe" is spelled I-N-T-E-R-F-I-X-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.fiks\.
What does "interfixe" mean?
As a noun, "interfixe" means: Affixe qui se place entre deux radicaux et qui en modifie le sens ou la fonction. Par exemple, en allemand, Arbeitszimmer est composé des deux noms Arbeit et Zimmer et de l’interfixe -s-.
How do you pronounce "interfixe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "interfixe" is \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.fiks\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "interfixe" come from?
"interfixe" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list