# affair vs affix

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### affair
*noun · IPA /əˈfɛə/ · frequency rank #4,284*
Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.

### affix
*noun · IPA /ˈæf.ɪks/ · frequency rank #45,191*
A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem, such as a prefix or suffix.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/affair-vs-affix