# affection vs affective

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### affection
*noun · IPA /əˈfɛk.ʃən/ · frequency rank #8,003*
The act of affecting or acting upon.

### affective
*adjective · IPA /əˈfɛktɪv/ · frequency rank #28,807*
Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions.

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