afirmo

/[aˈfiɾmo]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,220

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

afirmo is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de afirmar o de afirmarse. Pronounced [aˈfiɾmo]. Often confused with Armo and ánimo.

Key facts for afirmo
PropertyValue
Headwordafirmo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈfiɾmo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,220
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of afirmo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for afirmo is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈfiɾmo]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,220 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de afirmar o de afirmarse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for afirmo, with forms such as "affirmo", "afimro", and "afirmmo". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Armo", "ánimo", "aforo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is afirmo, spelled A-F-I-R-M-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de afirmar o de afirmarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: affirmo,afimro,afirmmo,afirom,afirrmo,afrimo,aifrmo,fairmo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for afirmo

Misspelling Variants of "afirmo"

affirmo7afimro6afirmmo7afirom6afirrmo7afrimo6aifrmo6fairmo6
Misspelling Variants of "afirmo"

Frequency rank: #28,220 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "afirmo"?
"afirmo" is spelled A-F-I-R-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈfiɾmo].
What does "afirmo" mean?
As a verb, "afirmo" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de afirmar o de afirmarse.
What words are commonly confused with "afirmo"?
"afirmo" is commonly confused with "Armo", "ánimo", "aforo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "afirmo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "afirmo" is [aˈfiɾmo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "afirmo" come from?
"afirmo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.