# afflicted

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈflɪktɪd/ · frequency rank #19,753

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of afflict

## Easily confused with
- **affected** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/affected-vs-afflicted)
- **affiliated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/affiliated-vs-afflicted)

## Common misspellings (12)
`affilcted`, `afflcited`, `affliccted`, `afflicetd`, `afflictde`, `afflictedd`, `afflictted`, `afflitced`, `affllicted`, `aflficted`, `aflicted`, `faflicted`

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