afirman

[aˈfiɾmãn]

/[aˈfiɾmãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“afirman” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,656. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,656
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de afirmar o de afirmarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-afirman · afirman · Spanish

afirman · rank #7,656 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,656
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH afecto

Nearest frequency peer: afecto (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “afirman”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “afirman” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

afirman vs arman
71% similar
afirman vs animan
71% similar
afirman vs afirmo
71% similar

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

Key facts for afirman
PropertyValue
Headwordafirman
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈfiɾmãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,656
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “afirman”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).afirmancae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “afecto” (#7,655), “afrontar” (#7,657), “aduana” (#7,654). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “afirman” va en #7,656. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around afirman (IPA [aˈfiɾmãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,656 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de afirmar o de afirmarse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for afirman, with forms such as "affirman", "afimran", and "afiramn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "arman", "animan", "afirmo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 afirman, spelled A-F-I-R-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de afirmar o de afirmarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • affirman
  • afimran
  • afiramn
  • afirmann
  • afirmman
  • afirmna
  • afirrman
  • afriman
  • aifrman
  • fairman

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of afirman - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

affirman1afimran2afiramn2afirmann1afirmman1afirmna2afirrman1afriman2
Edit distance from "afirman"

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 "afirman"?
"afirman" is spelled A-F-I-R-M-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈfiɾmãn].
What does "afirman" mean?
As a verb, "afirman" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de afirmar o de afirmarse.
What words are commonly confused with "afirman"?
"afirman" is commonly confused with "arman", "animan", "afirmo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "afirman"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "afirman" is [aˈfiɾmãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "afirman" come from?
"afirman" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "afirman", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

alejado#7,658adjunto#7,652aprecio#7,661atacado#7,666

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

auxiliar10 variantsbrecha10 variantscojones10 variantsrelieve10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list