# affected

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈfɛktɪd/ · frequency rank #2,277

## Definitions
1. Influenced or changed by something.
2. Simulated in order to impress.
3. Emotionally moved; touched.
4. adfected.
5. Resulting from a mostly negative physical effect or transformation.

## Easily confused with
- **afflicted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/affected-vs-afflicted)
- **affect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/affect-vs-affected)

## Common misspellings (10)
`afected`, `afefcted`, `affceted`, `affeccted`, `affecetd`, `affectde`, `affectedd`, `affectted`, `affetced`, `fafected`

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