afflicted
af·flict·ed/əˈflɪktɪd/adjective, verb
afflicted is spelled A-F-F-L-I-C-T-E-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables (af·flict·ed). It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, afflicted means “Suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in afflicted?
| Letters | 9: A-F-F-L-I-C-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: af·flict·ed |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 19,825th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is afflicted?
Afflicted appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce afflicted?
- /əˈflɪktɪd/
Afflicted has 3 syllables, split af·flict·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-afflicted.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of afflicted
- more afflicted comparative
- most afflicted superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does afflicted mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of afflict
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Afflicted in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense suffering from an affliction, or suffering from pain, distress or disability:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.