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Suffix vs Compounding - What's the difference?

suffix | compounding |

As nouns the difference between suffix and compounding

is that suffix is one or more letters or sounds added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning while compounding is an accumulation of compound interest.

As verbs the difference between suffix and compounding

is that suffix is to append (something) to the end of something else while compounding is present participle of lang=en.

suffix

English

(wikipedia suffix)

Noun

(es)
  • One or more letters or sounds added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.
  • The suffix "-able" changes "sing" into "singable".
  • (mathematics) A subscript.
  • Usage notes

    * The plural suffices occasionally appears (including in one educational publication), but it is not a standard Latin plural.

    Coordinate terms

    * (affixes)

    Derived terms

    * inflectional suffix * derivational suffix * suffixal * suffixation

    See also

    *

    Verb

    (es)
  • to append (something) to the end of something else
  • compounding

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An accumulation of compound interest.
  • the number of compoundings per year