afeito

[aˈfejt̪o]

/[aˈfejt̪o]/ verb

The verdict

“afeito” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,251 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,251
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de afeitar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-afeito · afeito · Spanish

afeito · rank #68,251 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,251
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH adulterado

Nearest frequency peer: adulterado (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “afeito”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “afeito” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for afeito
PropertyValue
Headwordafeito
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈfejt̪o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#68,251
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “afeito” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).afeitocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “adulterado” (#68,250), “afianzando” (#68,252), “adulador” (#68,249). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “afeito” va en #68,251. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

afeito is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,251 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aˈfejt̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de afeitar.".

afeito doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 afeito, spelled A-F-E-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de afeitar.

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 "afeito"?
"afeito" is spelled A-F-E-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈfejt̪o].
What does "afeito" mean?
As a verb, "afeito" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de afeitar.
How do you pronounce "afeito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "afeito" is [aˈfejt̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "afeito" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list