afirmada

[afiɾˈmað̞a]

/[afiɾˈmað̞a]/ participle

The verdict

“afirmada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #93,705 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,705
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

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

Key facts for afirmada
PropertyValue
Headwordafirmada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[afiɾˈmað̞a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#93,705
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “afirmada” 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). afirmada 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

afirmada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #93,705 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [afiɾˈmað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de afirmado, participio de afirmar.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for afirmada, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is afirmada, spelled A-F-I-R-M-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de afirmado, participio de afirmar.

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 "afirmada"?
"afirmada" is spelled A-F-I-R-M-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [afiɾˈmað̞a].
What does "afirmada" mean?
As a participle, "afirmada" means: Forma del femenino de afirmado, participio de afirmar.
How do you pronounce "afirmada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "afirmada" is [afiɾˈmað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "afirmada" come from?
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Using “afirmada”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-F-I-R-M-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [afiɾˈmað̞a] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list