afición

[afiˈsjõn]

/[afiˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“afición” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,812. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,812
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Inclinación, gusto, vivo interés o amor hacia una persona, actividad o cosa.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

afición vs aviación
75% similar
afición vs ambición
75% similar
afición vs audición
75% similar

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

Key facts for afición
PropertyValue
Headwordafición
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[afiˈsjõn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,812
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “afición” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). afición lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around afición (IPA [afiˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,812 among 120,137 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for afición, with forms such as "afciión", "affición", and "aficción". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "aviación", "ambición", "audición", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is afición, spelled A-F-I-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inclinación, gusto, vivo interés o amor hacia una persona, actividad o cosa.
  2. 2
    Actividad o cosa hacia la que se siente tal inclinación₁.
  3. 3
    Conjunto de personas aficionadas o que tienen gran interés en algo o en alguien, especialmente tratándose de deportes, espectáculos y el arte.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afciión
  • affición
  • aficción
  • aficinó
  • aficiónn
  • aficóin
  • afiicón
  • afisión
  • aifción
  • faición

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of afición - 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.

afciión2affición1aficción1aficinó2aficiónn1aficóin2afiicón2afisión1
Edit distance from "afición"

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 "afición"?
"afición" is spelled A-F-I-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [afiˈsjõn].
What does "afición" mean?
As a noun, "afición" means: Inclinación, gusto, vivo interés o amor hacia una persona, actividad o cosa.
What words are commonly confused with "afición"?
"afición" is commonly confused with "aviación", "ambición", "audición". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "afición"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "afición" is [afiˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "afición" come from?
"afición" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “afición”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-F-I-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [afiˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “aviación” - see the side-by-side comparison. afición vs aviación
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list