On iOS, the keyboard just suggests compounds. This works for those you use often. Another option is to choose a prefix, then backspace (over the space), then

On iOS, the keyboard just suggests compounds. This works for those you use often. Another option is to choose a prefix, then backspace (over the space), then add to the prefix. Example compound word: Schleifmaschinenverleih (word boundaries: Schleif'maschinen'verleih) You begin with "Schl" which might suggest "Schleifer", then you delete "er", add "m", and if you're lucky, you get "Schleifmaschine". "Schleifen" means to grind. "Maschine" means machine. So "Schleifmaschine" is grinding machine, and the disappearance of "en" is a grammatical artifact. "Verleih" means rental (as in a company that does rentals).