# affiliation

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˌfɪliˈeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #12,357

## Definitions
1. The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.
2. The establishment of a child's paternity or maternity.
3. A club, society or umbrella organisation so formed, especially a trade union.

## Etymology
From French affiliation, from Latin affiliatiō, noun of action from verb affiliō, from af- (form of ad- (“to”) before an f) + filiō (from filius (“son”)).

## Easily confused with
- **affliction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/affiliation-vs-affliction)
- **affirmation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/affiliation-vs-affirmation)

## Common misspellings (14)
`affiilation`, `affilaition`, `affiliaiton`, `affiliasion`, `affiliatino`, `affiliationn`, `affiliatoin`, `affiliattion`, `affilitaion`, `affilliation`, `affliiation`, `afifliation`, `afiliation`, `fafiliation`

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