Welcome to your interactive guide! A suffix is a special tail we add to a word to change its meaning or job. Explore the data below to understand how these little text-transformers build the English language. 🧱
Experience how suffixes transform words. Select a Root Word and a Suffix to see the new word and its definition. This section demonstrates the Derivational power of suffixes (creating new words).
State of being happy.
Suffixes dictate the grammatical category of a word. The chart below shows the distribution of common suffixes by the type of word they create. Click a segment to filter the list!
These turn words into people, places, things, or abstract ideas.
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Sometimes, when a suffix meets a word, they fight a little bit! Letters might drop, double, or change. Explore the three most important spelling rules below.
Not all suffixes are created equal. This chart estimates the frequency of common suffixes in everyday English. Mastering the top 5 gives you a huge vocabulary boost!