affidávit
[afiˈð̞aβ̞it̪]
The verdict
“affidávit” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Documento legal que garantiza la autenticidad de lo contenido en él (como testimonio, garantía, aval, etc.) por haber sido declarado y firmado bajo juramento ante un juez o notario.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | affidávit |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [afiˈð̞aβ̞it̪] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “affidávit” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
affidávit is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [afiˈð̞aβ̞it̪]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Documento legal que garantiza la autenticidad de lo contenido en él (como testimonio, garantía, aval, etc.) por haber sido declarado y firmado bajo juramento ante un juez o notario.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for affidávit, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is affidávit, spelled A-F-F-I-D-Á-V-I-T.
Definition
- 1Documento legal que garantiza la autenticidad de lo contenido en él (como testimonio, garantía, aval, etc.) por haber sido declarado y firmado bajo juramento ante un juez o notario.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “affidávit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-F-F-I-D-Á-V-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [afiˈð̞aβ̞it̪] (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.