suffixe

\sy.fiks\

/\sy.fiks\/ noun

The verdict

“suffixe” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,384. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,384
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Affixe ajouté à la fin d’un mot.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

suffixe vs suffi
71% similar
suffixe vs suffira
71% similar
suffixe vs suffire
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for suffixe
PropertyValue
Headwordsuffixe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sy.fiks\
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,384
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “suffixe” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). suffixe lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around suffixe (IPA \sy.fiks\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,384 among 394,209 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for suffixe, with forms such as "sfufixe", "ssuffixe", and "suffiex". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "suffi", "suffira", "suffire", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is suffixe, spelled S-U-F-F-I-X-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Affixe ajouté à la fin d’un mot.
  2. 2
    Affixe ajouté à la fin d’un mot.
  3. 3
    Affixe ajouté à la fin d’un mot.
  4. 4
    Affixe ajouté à la fin d’un mot.
  5. 5
    Affixe ajouté à la fin d’un mot.
  6. 6
    Extension d’une donnée pour la qualifier, la compléter.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sfufixe
  • ssuffixe
  • suffiex
  • suffixxe
  • suffxie
  • sufifxe
  • sufixe
  • usffixe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of suffixe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

sfufixe2ssuffixe1suffiex2suffixxe1suffxie2sufifxe2sufixe1usffixe2
Edit distance from "suffixe"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "suffixe"?
"suffixe" is spelled S-U-F-F-I-X-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sy.fiks\.
What does "suffixe" mean?
As a noun, "suffixe" means: Affixe ajouté à la fin d’un mot.
What words are commonly confused with "suffixe"?
"suffixe" is commonly confused with "suffi", "suffira", "suffire". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suffixe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suffixe" is \sy.fiks\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suffixe" come from?
"suffixe" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “suffixe”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-U-F-F-I-X-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sy.fiks\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “suffi” - see the side-by-side comparison. suffixe vs suffi
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list