afinada

[afiˈnað̞a]

/[afiˈnað̞a]/ participle

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The verdict

“afinada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #76,042 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,042
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino de afinado, participio de afinar.

Key facts for afinada
PropertyValue
Headwordafinada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[afiˈnað̞a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#76,042
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “afinada” 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). afinada lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

afinada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #76,042 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [afiˈnað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de afinado, participio de afinar.".

afinada doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is afinada, spelled A-F-I-N-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de afinado, participio de afinar.

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 "afinada"?
"afinada" is spelled A-F-I-N-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [afiˈnað̞a].
What does "afinada" mean?
As a participle, "afinada" means: Forma del femenino de afinado, participio de afinar.
How do you pronounce "afinada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "afinada" is [afiˈnað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "afinada" come from?
"afinada" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “afinada”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-F-I-N-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [afiˈnað̞a] (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

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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