# affirmation

> English word · Noun · IPA /æfɝˈmeɪʃn/ · frequency rank #21,128

## Definitions
1. That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
2. A solemn pledge (to tell the truth, to bear allegiance, etc.), legally equivalent to an oath, taken by people who are forbidden to take a religious oath (such as Quakers) or otherwise prefer not to do so.
3. A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.

## Etymology
From Old French afermacion, from Latin affirmare (“to assert”). Doublet of affirmatio.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`affimration`, `affiramtion`, `affirmaiton`, `affirmasion`, `affirmatino`, `affirmationn`, `affirmatoin`, `affirmattion`, `affirmmation`, `affirmtaion`, `affirrmation`, `affrimation`, `afifrmation`, `afirmation`, `fafirmation`

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