# affective

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈfɛktɪv/ · frequency rank #28,807

## Definitions
1. Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions.
2. Emotional; emotionally charged; affecting.

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin affectivus, from Latin affectus, past participle of afficere (“to affect”). By surface analysis, affect + -ive.

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

## Common misspellings (11)
`afective`, `afefctive`, `affcetive`, `affecctive`, `affecitve`, `affectiev`, `affectivve`, `affecttive`, `affectvie`, `affetcive`, `fafective`

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