afidávit

[afiˈð̞aβ̞it̪]

/[afiˈð̞aβ̞it̪]/ noun

The verdict

“afidávit” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
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.

Key facts for afidávit
PropertyValue
Headwordafidávit
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[afiˈð̞aβ̞it̪]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “afidávit” sits in Spanish frequency

afidávit falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

afidávit 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.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for afidávit in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is afidávit, spelled A-F-I-D-Á-V-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    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.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "afidávit"?
"afidávit" is spelled A-F-I-D-Á-V-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [afiˈð̞aβ̞it̪].
What does "afidávit" mean?
As a noun, "afidávit" means: 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.
How do you pronounce "afidávit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "afidávit" is [afiˈð̞aβ̞it̪]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "afidávit" come from?
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Using “afidávit”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list