afectar

[afekˈt̪aɾ]

/[afekˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“afectar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,912. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,912
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Producir un efecto, cambio o alteración en algo o en alguien. Modificar, influir, alterar o mudar su forma o comportamiento.

Corpus desk

Index ES-afectar · afectar · Spanish

afectar · rank #5,912 · 10 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,912
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH acusación

Nearest frequency peer: acusación (-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 “afectar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “afectar” 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).

afectar vs afecto
71% similar
afectar vs alentar
71% similar
afectar vs afecten
71% similar

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

Key facts for afectar
PropertyValue
Headwordafectar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[afekˈt̪aɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,912
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “afectar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.afectarcae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “acusación” (#5,911), “ambientales” (#5,913), “acento” (#5,910). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “afectar” va en #5,912. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around afectar (IPA [afekˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,912 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for afectar, with forms such as "aefctar", "afcetar", and "afecatr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "afecto", "alentar", "afecten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is afectar, spelled A-F-E-C-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Producir un efecto, cambio o alteración en algo o en alguien. Modificar, influir, alterar o mudar su forma o comportamiento.
  2. 2
    Dar la impresión de algo que no es, fingir, aparentar actitudes, sentimientos o posiciones.
  3. 3
    Cuidar demasiado de las formas, de modo que la expresión o acción no parecen espontáneas, sencillas o naturales.
  4. 4
    Causar una impresión o impacto, especialmente de tipo emocional.
  5. 5
    Ser o estar dentro de lo que corresponde, atañe, interesa, concierne o incumbe a alguien o a algo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. una simple violación del copyright, y no afectará para nada a la licencia del trabajo.
  2. También afectó a la demografía (y es quizás la excepción a la mencionada distribución) la gran actividad industrial o de productos derivados de la agricultura, durante el siglo XX en ciudades no costeras como Alcoy, Elda, Onteniente, Petrer, Villena, y la Vall d'Uixó.

This word in other languages

affect(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aefctar
  • afcetar
  • afecatr
  • afecctar
  • afectarr
  • afectra
  • afecttar
  • afetcar
  • affectar
  • faectar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aefctar2afcetar2afecatr2afecctar1afectarr1afectra2afecttar1afetcar2
Edit distance from "afectar"

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 "afectar"?
"afectar" is spelled A-F-E-C-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [afekˈt̪aɾ].
What does "afectar" mean?
As a verb, "afectar" means: Producir un efecto, cambio o alteración en algo o en alguien. Modificar, influir, alterar o mudar su forma o comportamiento.
What words are commonly confused with "afectar"?
"afectar" is commonly confused with "afecto", "alentar", "afecten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "afectar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "afectar" is [afekˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "afectar" come from?
"afectar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ampliar#5,914abuelos#5,909armonía#5,918tocando#5,900

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

brinda10 variantscables10 variantsteclado10 variantscondado10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list