# affecting

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈfɛktɪŋ/ · frequency rank #6,322

## Definitions
1. Producing or causing strong feelings and emotions.

## Easily confused with
- **affection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/affecting-vs-affection)
- **affective** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/affecting-vs-affective)
- **affections** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/affecting-vs-affections)

## Common misspellings (12)
`afecting`, `afefcting`, `affceting`, `affeccting`, `affecitng`, `affectign`, `affectingg`, `affectinng`, `affectnig`, `affectting`, `affetcing`, `fafecting`

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