SuffixD Rules - 2021
There are several hundreds of derivational suffix rules. Lexical Tools collect and validate the most common ones that have high precision (low exceptions), frequency (occurrence) and compile redundant rules from child-parent relationship as follows:
Rules | Precision | Instances | Occurrences | Exceptions | Status | Source | Relation | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | $|adj|ally$|adv
| 99.08% | 2075 | 2056 | 19 | 2015 | ORG_FACT | PARENT |
2 | $|adj|ism$|noun
| 90.27% | 370 | 334 | 36 | 2016 | NOM_D | SELF |
3 | $|adj|ity$|noun
| 97.89% | 2085 | 2041 | 44 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | PARENT |
4 | $|adj|ly$|adv
| 99.96% | 6719 | 6716 | 3 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
5 | $|adj|ness$|noun
| 100.00% | 2737 | 2737 | 0 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
6 | $|adj|oid$|adj
| 45.00% | 40 | 18 | 22 | 2020 | EXP_SUG | SELF |
7 | $|adj|s$|noun
| 93.96% | 629 | 591 | 38 | 2020 | ORG_FACT | SELF |
8 | $|adj|y$|noun
| 42.07% | 145 | 61 | 84 | 2021 | NOM_D | SELF |
9 | $|noun|able$|adj
| 2.34% | 427 | 10 | 417 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
10 | $|noun|age$|noun
| 38.02% | 121 | 46 | 75 | 2016 | ORG_FACT | SELF |
11 | $|noun|al$|adj
| 73.00% | 1326 | 968 | 358 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | PARENT |
12 | $|noun|ary$|adj
| 86.52% | 141 | 122 | 19 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
13 | $|noun|cide$|noun
| 86.67% | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2021 | EXP_SUG | SELF |
14 | $|noun|ed$|adj
| 73.61% | 485 | 357 | 128 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
15 | $|noun|ful$|adj
| 89.21% | 139 | 124 | 15 | 2013 | ORG_FACT | SELF |
16 | $|noun|fully$|adv
| 0.00% | 95 | 0 | 95 | 2017 | ORG_FACT | SELF |
17 | $|noun|ial$|adj
| 49.10% | 167 | 82 | 85 | 2020 | ORG_FACT | SELF |
18 | $|noun|ic$|adj
| 79.38% | 1697 | 1347 | 350 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
19 | $|noun|ish$|adj
| 61.29% | 93 | 57 | 36 | 2017 | ORG_FACT | SELF |
20 | $|noun|ism$|noun
| 97.12% | 452 | 439 | 13 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
21 | $|noun|ist$|noun
| 63.25% | 332 | 210 | 122 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
22 | $|noun|ize$|verb
| 59.14% | 443 | 262 | 181 | 2015 | EXP_SUG | SELF |
23 | $|noun|less$|adj
| 99.64% | 561 | 559 | 2 | 2013 | ORG_FACT | SELF |
24 | $|noun|oid$|noun
| 50.00% | 94 | 47 | 47 | 2020 | EXP_SUG | SELF |
25 | $|noun|ous$|adj
| 46.47% | 340 | 158 | 182 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
26 | $|noun|ship$|noun
| 80.45% | 133 | 107 | 26 | 2016 | ORG_FACT | SELF |
27 | $|noun|tous$|adj
| 97.85% | 186 | 182 | 4 | 2017 | ORG_FACT | SELF |
28 | $|noun|ty$|adj
| 47.62% | 42 | 20 | 22 | 2017 | EXP_SUG | SELF |
29 | $|noun|y$|adj
| 47.91% | 647 | 310 | 337 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
30 | $|noun|y$|noun
| 51.66% | 664 | 343 | 321 | 2017 | ORG_FACT | PARENT |
31 | $|verb|able$|adj
| 97.14% | 595 | 578 | 17 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
32 | $|verb|ably$|adv
| 0.00% | 57 | 0 | 57 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
33 | $|verb|age$|noun
| 55.13% | 78 | 43 | 35 | 2020 | ORG_FACT | SELF |
34 | $|verb|ance$|noun
| 93.02% | 86 | 80 | 6 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
35 | $|verb|ant$|adj
| 50.75% | 67 | 34 | 33 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
36 | $|verb|ant$|noun
| 75.56% | 90 | 68 | 22 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
37 | $|verb|ation$|noun
| 90.56% | 339 | 307 | 32 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
38 | $|verb|ed$|adj
| 70.10% | 311 | 218 | 93 | 2021 | EXP_SUG | SELF |
39 | $|verb|er$|noun
| 96.22% | 952 | 916 | 36 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
40 | $|verb|ing$|noun
| 92.70% | 534 | 495 | 39 | 2013 | NOM_D | SELF |
41 | $|verb|ion$|noun
| 93.72% | 573 | 537 | 36 | 2013 | NOM_D | PARENT |
42 | $|verb|less$|adj
| 2.34% | 385 | 9 | 376 | 2013 | ORG_FACT | SELF |
43 | $|verb|ment$|noun
| 98.36% | 611 | 601 | 10 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
44 | $|verb|nce$|noun
| 71.83% | 71 | 51 | 20 | 2021 | NOM_D | SELF |
45 | $|verb|or$|noun
| 83.55% | 231 | 193 | 38 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
46 | a$|noun|al$|adj
| 86.18% | 463 | 399 | 64 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
47 | a$|noun|an$|adj
| 86.47% | 266 | 230 | 36 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | PARENT |
48 | a$|noun|an$|noun
| 1.08% | 278 | 3 | 275 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | PARENT |
49 | a$|noun|ar$|adj
| 87.68% | 138 | 121 | 17 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | PARENT |
50 | a$|noun|iasis$|noun
| 76.19% | 21 | 16 | 5 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
51 | ability$|noun|able$|adj
| 100.00% | 1294 | 1294 | 0 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | CHILD |
52 | ability$|noun|eable$|adj
| 97.92% | 48 | 47 | 1 | 2021 | NOM_D | SELF |
53 | ability$|noun|ible$|adj
| 100.00% | 61 | 61 | 0 | 2020 | NOM_D | SELF |
54 | able$|adj|ate$|verb
| 86.52% | 178 | 154 | 24 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
55 | able$|adj|e$|verb
| 97.74% | 486 | 475 | 11 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
56 | able$|adj|eability$|noun
| 100.00% | 42 | 42 | 0 | 2021 | NOM_D | SELF |
57 | acy$|noun|ate$|adj
| 97.73% | 44 | 43 | 1 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
58 | age$|noun|e$|verb
| 57.14% | 28 | 16 | 12 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
59 | al$|adj|e$|noun
| 60.17% | 600 | 361 | 239 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
60 | al$|adj|ine$|noun
| 34.00% | 50 | 17 | 33 | 2016 | EXP_SUG | SELF |
61 | al$|adj|um$|noun
| 91.72% | 483 | 443 | 40 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
62 | al$|adj|us$|noun
| 85.04% | 274 | 233 | 41 | 2015 | EXP_SUG | SELF |
63 | al$|noun|e$|verb
| 67.01% | 97 | 65 | 32 | 2020 | NOM_D | SELF |
64 | ance$|noun|ant$|adj
| 99.10% | 333 | 330 | 3 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | CHILD |
65 | ance$|noun|e$|verb
| 85.71% | 35 | 30 | 5 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
66 | ant$|adj|ate$|verb
| 68.29% | 123 | 84 | 39 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
67 | ant$|adj|ation$|noun
| 18.38% | 185 | 34 | 151 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
68 | ant$|noun|ate$|verb
| 38.26% | 149 | 57 | 92 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
69 | ant$|noun|e$|verb
| 84.09% | 44 | 37 | 7 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
70 | ar$|adj|ate$|verb
| 6.35% | 63 | 4 | 59 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
71 | ar$|adj|e$|noun
| 63.02% | 192 | 121 | 71 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
72 | ar$|adj|us$|noun
| 38.83% | 103 | 40 | 63 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
73 | asia$|noun|astic$|adj
| 88.00% | 50 | 44 | 6 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
74 | ate$|verb|ation$|noun
| 99.81% | 2108 | 2104 | 4 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | CHILD |
75 | ate$|verb|ative$|noun
| 3.23% | 31 | 1 | 30 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
76 | ation$|noun|e$|verb
| 99.25% | 2530 | 2511 | 19 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | PARENT |
77 | ation$|noun|ed$|adj
| 93.71% | 445 | 417 | 28 | 2016 | NOM_D | SELF |
78 | c$|adj|s$|noun
| 89.12% | 294 | 262 | 32 | 2015 | ORG_FACT | PARENT |
79 | c$|adj|sm$|noun
| 20.63% | 504 | 104 | 400 | 2021 | NOM_D | PARENT |
80 | ce$|noun|t$|adj
| 97.62% | 883 | 862 | 21 | 2015 | NOM_D | PARENT |
81 | ctic$|adj|xis$|noun
| 65.85% | 41 | 27 | 14 | 2021 | ORG_FACT | SELF |
82 | cy$|noun|t$|adj
| 98.80% | 416 | 411 | 5 | 2015 | NOM_D | PARENT |
83 | d$|verb|sion$|noun
| 93.18% | 44 | 41 | 3 | 2021 | NOM_D | SELF |
84 | de$|verb|sion$|noun
| 100.00% | 62 | 62 | 0 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
85 | e$|adj|ion$|noun
| 54.87% | 359 | 197 | 162 | 2016 | NOM_D | SELF |
86 | e$|adj|ity$|noun
| 97.47% | 908 | 885 | 23 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
87 | e$|noun|ed$|adj
| 42.54% | 362 | 154 | 208 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
88 | e$|noun|ery$|noun
| 72.73% | 33 | 24 | 9 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
89 | e$|noun|ic$|adj
| 91.56% | 1268 | 1161 | 107 | 2016 | ORG_FACT | SELF |
90 | e$|noun|ous$|adj
| 57.22% | 187 | 107 | 80 | 2021 | ORG_FACT | SELF |
91 | e$|noun|y$|adj
| 73.05% | 141 | 103 | 38 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
92 | e$|noun|y$|noun
| 56.72% | 677 | 384 | 293 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
93 | e$|verb|er$|noun
| 96.30% | 783 | 754 | 29 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
94 | e$|verb|ing$|noun
| 91.40% | 221 | 202 | 19 | 2015 | EXP_SUG | SELF |
95 | e$|verb|ion$|noun
| 98.81% | 2349 | 2321 | 28 | 2015 | NOM_D | PARENT |
96 | e$|verb|is$|noun
| 95.17% | 145 | 138 | 7 | 2016 | NOM_D | PARENT |
97 | e$|verb|ition$|noun
| 89.58% | 48 | 43 | 5 | 2021 | NOM_D | SELF |
98 | e$|verb|or$|noun
| 77.40% | 447 | 346 | 101 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
99 | e$|verb|tion$|noun
| 89.80% | 98 | 88 | 10 | 2017 | NOM_D | SELF |
100 | ed$|adj|ion$|noun
| 98.07% | 724 | 710 | 14 | 2013 | NOM_D | SELF |
101 | ed$|adj|ment$|noun
| 51.76% | 85 | 44 | 41 | 2021 | NOM_D | SELF |
102 | ence$|noun|ent$|adj
| 98.70% | 539 | 532 | 7 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | CHILD |
103 | ence$|noun|ential$|adj
| 100.00% | 43 | 43 | 0 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
104 | ency$|noun|ent$|adj
| 98.32% | 298 | 293 | 5 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | CHILD |
105 | ency$|noun|ent$|noun
| 45.31% | 64 | 29 | 35 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
106 | er$|noun|ing$|noun
| 0.00% | 534 | 0 | 534 | 2021 | ORG_FACT | SELF |
107 | er$|noun|ress$|noun
| 50.00% | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2017 | EXP_SUG | SELF |
108 | er$|noun|y$|noun
| 39.26% | 163 | 64 | 99 | 2021 | ORG_FACT | SELF |
109 | er$|verb|ration$|noun
| 93.88% | 49 | 46 | 3 | 2021 | NOM_D | SELF |
110 | es$|noun|ic$|adj
| 76.92% | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2015 | EXP_SUG | SELF |
111 | es$|noun|ic$|noun
| 0.00% | 19 | 0 | 19 | 2015 | EXP_SUG | SELF |
112 | esis$|noun|etic$|adj
| 99.40% | 336 | 334 | 2 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | CHILD |
113 | esis$|noun|ic$|adj
| 92.41% | 224 | 207 | 17 | 2016 | EXP_SUG | SELF |
114 | gram$|noun|graph$|noun
| 86.62% | 142 | 123 | 19 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
115 | gram$|noun|graphic$|adj
| 2.58% | 233 | 6 | 227 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
116 | gram$|noun|graphy$|noun
| 2.43% | 371 | 9 | 362 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
117 | graph$|noun|graphy$|noun
| 95.19% | 208 | 198 | 10 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | CHILD |
118 | ia$|noun|iac$|noun
| 95.65% | 46 | 44 | 2 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
119 | ia$|noun|ian$|adj
| 84.94% | 166 | 141 | 25 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | CHILD |
120 | ia$|noun|ian$|noun
| 1.45% | 138 | 2 | 136 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | CHILD |
121 | ia$|noun|ic$|adj
| 97.52% | 1090 | 1063 | 27 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
122 | ial$|adj|y$|noun
| 91.89% | 74 | 68 | 6 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
123 | iance$|noun|iant$|adj
| 100.00% | 34 | 34 | 0 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | CHILD |
124 | ic$|adj|ically$|adv
| 99.95% | 1952 | 1951 | 1 | 2013 | ORG_FACT | CHILD |
125 | ic$|adj|icity$|noun
| 99.37% | 948 | 942 | 6 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | CHILD |
126 | ic$|adj|is$|noun
| 91.55% | 284 | 260 | 24 | 2013 | ORG_FACT | CHILD |
127 | ic$|adj|ism$|noun
| 20.68% | 503 | 104 | 399 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | CHILD |
128 | ic$|adj|y$|noun
| 95.29% | 2040 | 1944 | 96 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
129 | ic$|noun|ical$|adj
| 29.32% | 133 | 39 | 94 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | CHILD |
130 | ical$|adj|y$|noun
| 98.75% | 798 | 788 | 10 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
131 | ication$|noun|y$|verb
| 98.33% | 300 | 295 | 5 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
132 | iency$|noun|ient$|adj
| 100.00% | 56 | 56 | 0 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | CHILD |
133 | ility$|noun|le$|adj
| 99.94% | 1634 | 1633 | 1 | 2015 | NOM_D | PARENT |
134 | ily$|adv|y$|adj
| 98.61% | 144 | 142 | 2 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
135 | iness$|noun|y$|adj
| 99.82% | 546 | 545 | 1 | 2013 | NOM_D | SELF |
136 | ion$|noun|ious$|adj
| 92.86% | 42 | 39 | 3 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
137 | ion$|noun|ive$|noun
| 3.87% | 181 | 7 | 174 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
138 | ion$|noun|ory$|adj
| 100.00% | 471 | 471 | 0 | 2020 | ORG_FACT | SELF |
139 | ious$|adj|y$|noun
| 72.09% | 43 | 31 | 12 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
140 | ism$|noun|ist$|noun
| 2.05% | 341 | 7 | 334 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
141 | ism$|noun|istic$|adj
| 97.44% | 234 | 228 | 6 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
142 | ist$|noun|y$|noun
| 95.33% | 514 | 490 | 24 | 2013 | ORG_FACT | SELF |
143 | ity$|noun|ous$|adj
| 88.17% | 93 | 82 | 11 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
144 | ity$|noun|y$|adj
| 68.25% | 63 | 43 | 20 | 2021 | NOM_D | SELF |
145 | ization$|noun|ize$|verb
| 100.00% | 1250 | 1250 | 0 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | CHILD |
146 | le$|adj|ly$|adv
| 100.00% | 327 | 327 | 0 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
147 | le$|noun|ular$|adj
| 91.18% | 102 | 93 | 9 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
148 | meter$|noun|metry$|noun
| 97.97% | 344 | 337 | 7 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
149 | nce$|noun|nt$|adj
| 98.85% | 872 | 862 | 10 | 2015 | DECOMPOSE | CHILD |
150 | on$|noun|ve$|adj
| 91.31% | 1255 | 1146 | 109 | 2016 | ORG_FACT | SELF |
151 | ose$|verb|osis$|noun
| 96.30% | 54 | 52 | 2 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | CHILD |
152 | osis$|noun|otic$|adj
| 99.73% | 369 | 368 | 1 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | CHILD |
153 | osity$|noun|ous$|adj
| 90.00% | 100 | 90 | 10 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | CHILD |
154 | ous$|adj|y$|noun
| 33.91% | 233 | 79 | 154 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
155 | physeal$|adj|physis$|noun
| 100.00% | 26 | 26 | 0 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
156 | sability$|noun|zable$|adj
| 100.00% | 50 | 50 | 0 | 2020 | NOM_D | SELF |
157 | sable$|adj|zability$|noun
| 100.00% | 54 | 54 | 0 | 2020 | NOM_D | SELF |
158 | sation$|noun|ze$|verb
| 100.00% | 1082 | 1082 | 0 | 2015 | NOM_D | SELF |
159 | sation$|noun|zed$|adj
| 100.00% | 135 | 135 | 0 | 2017 | NOM_D | SELF |
160 | se$|verb|sion$|noun
| 90.62% | 128 | 116 | 12 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | CHILD |
161 | se$|verb|zation$|noun
| 100.00% | 1118 | 1118 | 0 | 2015 | NOM_D | SELF |
162 | sed$|adj|zation$|noun
| 100.00% | 131 | 131 | 0 | 2017 | NOM_D | SELF |
163 | sia$|noun|tic$|adj
| 94.17% | 103 | 97 | 6 | 2016 | ORG_FACT | SELF |
164 | sion$|noun|t$|verb
| 82.14% | 56 | 46 | 10 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | SELF |
165 | sis$|noun|tic$|adj
| 99.51% | 1017 | 1012 | 5 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | PARENT |
166 | sis$|noun|ze$|verb
| 96.67% | 60 | 58 | 2 | 2020 | NOM_D | SELF |
167 | sity$|noun|us$|adj
| 89.11% | 101 | 90 | 11 | 2017 | NOM_D | PARENT |
168 | ss$|verb|ssion$|noun
| 95.92% | 98 | 94 | 4 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | CHILD |
169 | t$|verb|tted$|adj
| 77.78% | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2021 | EXP_SUG | SELF |
170 | ula$|noun|ular$|adj
| 94.29% | 70 | 66 | 4 | 2013 | ORG_RULE | CHILD |