afana

[aˈfana]

/[aˈfana]/ verb

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The verdict

“afana” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,966 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,966
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de afanar.

Key facts for afana
PropertyValue
Headwordafana
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈfana]
Letters5
Frequency rank#58,966
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “afana” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). afana lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

afana is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,966 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aˈfana]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for afana, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is afana, spelled A-F-A-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de afanar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de afanar.

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 "afana"?
"afana" is spelled A-F-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈfana].
What does "afana" mean?
As a verb, "afana" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de afanar.
How do you pronounce "afana"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "afana" is [aˈfana]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "afana" come from?
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Using “afana”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-F-A-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aˈfana] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list