afable

/[aˈfaβ̞le]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,033

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

afable is anSpanishadj. It means: Dicho de una persona, de trato cordial y agradable. Pronounced [aˈfaβ̞le]. Often confused with árabe and amable.

Key facts for afable
PropertyValue
Headwordafable
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[aˈfaβ̞le]
Letters6
Frequency rank#39,033
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of afable in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for afable is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈfaβ̞le]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,033 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for afable, with forms such as "aafble", "afabble", and "afabel". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "árabe", "amable", "amables", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is afable, spelled A-F-A-B-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de una persona, de trato cordial y agradable.
  2. 2
    Propio de una persona afable₁.
  3. 3
    Que se puede decir o expresar con palabras.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aafble,afabble,afabel,afablle,afalbe,afavle,afbale,affable,faable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for afable

Misspelling Variants of "afable"

aafble6afabble7afabel6afablle7afalbe6afavle6afbale6affable7
Misspelling Variants of "afable"

Frequency rank: #39,033 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "afable"?
"afable" is spelled A-F-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈfaβ̞le].
What does "afable" mean?
As an adj, "afable" means: Dicho de una persona, de trato cordial y agradable.
What words are commonly confused with "afable"?
"afable" is commonly confused with "árabe", "amable", "amables". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "afable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "afable" is [aˈfaβ̞le]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "afable" come from?
"afable" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.