afectividad
[afekt̪iβ̞iˈð̞að̞]
The verdict
“afectividad” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #60,498 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #60,498
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cualidad de tener o sentir afecto.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | afectividad |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [afekt̪iβ̞iˈð̞að̞] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #60,498 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “afectividad” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for afectividad is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [afekt̪iβ̞iˈð̞að̞]. Corpus data places it at rank #60,498 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for afectividad, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is afectividad, spelled A-F-E-C-T-I-V-I-D-A-D.
Definition
- 1Cualidad de tener o sentir afecto.
- 2Desenvolvimiento de la capacidad de querer o amar.
- 3Conjunto de sentimientos y conexiones emotivas de alguien, y en particular las relacionadas con el deseo sexual.
- 4Propensión a reaccionar más con los sentimientos que con la razón.
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “afectividad”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-F-E-C-T-I-V-I-D-A-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [afekt̪iβ̞iˈð̞að̞] (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
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.