afectaron

[afekˈt̪aɾõn]

/[afekˈt̪aɾõn]/ verb

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The verdict

“afectaron” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,291. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,291
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de afectar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-afectaron · afectaron · Spanish

afectaron · rank #23,291 · 13 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,291
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH afección

Nearest frequency peer: afección (-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 “afectaron”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “afectaron” 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).

afectaron vs asentaron
78% similar
afectaron vs afectan
78% similar
afectaron vs afectar
78% similar

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

Key facts for afectaron
PropertyValue
Headwordafectaron
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[afekˈt̪aɾõn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#23,291
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “afectaron”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “afección” (#23,290), “aguarda” (#23,292), “adorar” (#23,289). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “afectaron” va en #23,291. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around afectaron (IPA [afekˈt̪aɾõn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,291 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de afectar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for afectaron, with forms such as "aefctaron", "afcetaron", and "afecatron". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "asentaron", "afectan", "afectar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is afectaron, spelled A-F-E-C-T-A-R-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de afectar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aefctaron
  • afcetaron
  • afecatron
  • afecctaron
  • afectaorn
  • afectarno
  • afectaronn
  • afectarron
  • afectraon
  • afecttaron
  • afetcaron
  • affectaron
  • faectaron

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of afectaron - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aefctaron2afcetaron2afecatron2afecctaron1afectaorn2afectarno2afectaronn1afectarron1
Edit distance from "afectaron"

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 "afectaron"?
"afectaron" is spelled A-F-E-C-T-A-R-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [afekˈt̪aɾõn].
What does "afectaron" mean?
As a verb, "afectaron" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de afectar.
What words are commonly confused with "afectaron"?
"afectaron" is commonly confused with "asentaron", "afectan", "afectar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "afectaron"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "afectaron" is [afekˈt̪aɾõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "afectaron" come from?
"afectaron" 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 "afectaron", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

acordarse#23,287accesorio#23,286apreciada#23,303apretando#23,305

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Ambrosio13 variantsasegúrese13 variantsvendrían13 variantstraducen13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list