The suffix ‘ern’ is a versatile and common ending used in many English words. It can be found in words of all categories, from verbs to nouns to adjectives. Examples of words with the suffix ‘ern’ include ‘stern’ (strict or serious), ‘prediscern’ (to recognize or differentiate), ‘eastern’ (relating to the east), ‘flittern’ (to flutter or move quickly), and ‘tern’ (a type of sea bird). This article provides a comprehensive list of words with the suffix ‘ern’, arranged by common usage.
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There are a total of 137 words in the list. By studying this list, readers can become more familiar with the many different words that use the ‘ern’ suffix.
The words arranged in the lists below are in order of frequency of use, from left to right and down.
western
modern
northern
southern
eastern
pattern
concern
northwestern
stern
southwestern
southeastern
intern
cern
govern
northeastern
extern
tavern
lantern
kern
fern
bern
cavern
midwestern
discern
tern
vern
chiltern
wyvern
cistern
morgenstern
pern
lectern
dern
bittern
hern
astern
altern
ultramodern
subaltern
comintern
premodern
hohenzollern
quern
leathern
cittern
unconcern
postern
subpattern
luthern
aspern
pastern
protopattern
pseudomodern
quartern
wildern
wastern
quatern
prostern
secern
wivern
woodkern
zithern
prediscern
preconcern
pottern
zittern
wartern
unwestern
slattern
sistern
superaltern
supergovern
silvern
timbern
shieldfern
sempitern
undern
saltern
uneastern
unmodern
unnorthern
salfern
repattern
regovern
unstern
promodern
aldern
demiwivern
disaltern
eldern
excern
alatern
falcopern
falern
flittern
forediscern
gittern
decern
clavicittern
clavicithern
antecavern
antimodern
attern
avern
bechern
bickern
bogfern
casern
cathern
cithern
gizzern
grintern
hardfern
miswern
nebenkern
nonconcern
noneastern
nonmodern
nonwestern
ogtiern
overconcern
overgovern
papern
misgovern
lucern
lintern
hestern
yern
yestern
incavern
intracistern
klaftern
klavern
ladyfern
lampern
lettern
infern
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