# affected vs afflicted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### affected
*adjective · IPA /əˈfɛktɪd/ · frequency rank #2,277*
Influenced or changed by something.

### afflicted
*verb · IPA /əˈflɪktɪd/ · frequency rank #19,753*
simple past and past participle of afflict

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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