afán

[aˈfãn]

/[aˈfãn]/ noun

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The verdict

“afán” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,759. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,759
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ansia, solicitud, congoja, anhelo vehemente.

Corpus desk

Index ES-afan · afán · Spanish

afán · rank #9,759 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,759
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aficionado

Nearest frequency peer: aficionado (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “afán”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “afán” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

afán vs an
50% similar
afán vs aún
50% similar
afán vs Ana
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for afán
PropertyValue
Headwordafán
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈfãn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#9,759
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “afán”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).afáncae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “aficionado” (#9,758), “aerolíneas” (#9,757), “antepasados” (#9,761). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “afán” va en #9,759. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around afán (IPA [aˈfãn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,759 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for afán, with forms such as "affán", "afná", and "afánn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "an", "aún", "Ana", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is afán, spelled A-F-Á-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ansia, solicitud, congoja, anhelo vehemente.
  2. 2
    Trabajo penoso y solícito, tarea ímproba.
  3. 3
    Fatiga, penalidad, zozobra.
  4. 4
    Prisa, urgencia para ejecutar algo.
  5. 5
    Trabajo corporal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how afán appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Así cuando uno traspasa la juventud, con sus vanas locuras, ¿quién logra liberarse de trabajosos afanes? ¿qué sufrimiento no lleva consigo?
  2. Le pedí que acelerara. —Tranquilo, caballero, vístame despacio que estoy de afán, le decía el Libertador a su valet.

Synonyms

premura

This word in other languages

care(English)Sorge(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • affán
  • afná
  • afánn
  • aáfn
  • faán

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of afán - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

affán1afná2afánn1aáfn2faán2
Edit distance from "afán"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "afán"?
"afán" is spelled A-F-Á-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈfãn].
What does "afán" mean?
As a noun, "afán" means: Ansia, solicitud, congoja, anhelo vehemente.
What words are commonly confused with "afán"?
"afán" is commonly confused with "an", "aún", "Ana". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "afán"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "afán" is [aˈfãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "afán" come from?
"afán" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "afán", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Abel#9,751tíos#9,742ramo#9,713fray#9,828

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

narra5 variantsGary5 variantsreza5 variantsyoga5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list