afecten

[aˈfekt̪ẽn]

/[aˈfekt̪ẽn]/ verb

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The verdict

“afecten” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,729. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,729
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-afecten · afecten · Spanish

afecten · rank #18,729 · 10 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,729
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH adoptadas

Nearest frequency peer: adoptadas (-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 “afecten”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “afecten” 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).

afecten vs afecto
71% similar
afecten vs afectos
71% similar
afecten vs afecta
71% similar

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

Key facts for afecten
PropertyValue
Headwordafecten
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈfekt̪ẽn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,729
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “afecten”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).afectencae 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 “adoptadas” (#18,728), “africanas” (#18,730), “adjetivos” (#18,727). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “afecten” va en #18,729. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around afecten (IPA [aˈfekt̪ẽn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,729 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for afecten, with forms such as "aefcten", "afceten", and "afeccten". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "afecto", "afectos", "afecta", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is afecten, spelled A-F-E-C-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de afectar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de afectar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aefcten
  • afceten
  • afeccten
  • afecetn
  • afectenn
  • afectne
  • afectten
  • afetcen
  • affecten
  • faecten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aefcten2afceten2afeccten1afecetn2afectenn1afectne2afectten1afetcen2
Edit distance from "afecten"

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

vector10 variantstribal10 variantsbridge10 variantscebada10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list