9-Letter Words Matching ___E___F_

There are 18 9-letter words that match ___E___F_. 9 are common words, such as AFTERLIFE and DIVERSIFY. A rarer one is SUPERWIFE. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (15 words). 3 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 18

afterlifediversifyindemnifyintensifymakeshiftobjectifypikestaffsolemnifyunbeliefsmineshaftspeechifyblueshiftdecertifyforehoofsrecertifysupersafesupersoftsuperwife

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Words
18 (9 common words)
Common example
afterlife
Rare example
superwife
Doubled letters
3
Ending in S
2
Most frequent letter
I (15)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ___e___f_ are there?

18. 9 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AFTERLIFE is among the common words in this set.