afligido

[afliˈxið̞o]

/[afliˈxið̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“afligido” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #40,110. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,110
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que siente o manifiesta aflicción, congoja, abatimiento o tristeza.

Corpus desk

Index ES-afligido · afligido · Spanish

afligido · rank #40,110 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,110
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH afinidades

Nearest frequency peer: afinidades (-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 “afligido”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “afligido” 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).

afligido vs álgido
63% similar
afligido vs afligidos
89% similar

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

Key facts for afligido
PropertyValue
Headwordafligido
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[afliˈxið̞o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#40,110
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “afligido”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.afligidocae 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 “afinidades” (#40,109), “Afrodita” (#40,111), “aferran” (#40,108). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “afligido” va en #40,110. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around afligido (IPA [afliˈxið̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,110 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for afligido, with forms such as "affligido", "afilgido", and "aflgiido". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "álgido", "afligidos", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is afligido, spelled A-F-L-I-G-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que siente o manifiesta aflicción, congoja, abatimiento o tristeza.
  2. 2
    Que indica o implica aflicción, congoja, abatimiento o tristeza.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how afligido appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. CIPRIANO: La paz sea contigo, amigo Basilio. BASILIO: Y contigo contento. CIPRIANO (mirando a Basilio): ¿En qué piensas tan afligido? BASILIO: En los trabajos que causan en Roma la guerra, y en la poca esperanza que se tiene de la paz.

Synonyms

amarrido

This word in other languages

afflicted(English)affligé(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • affligido
  • afilgido
  • aflgiido
  • afligdio
  • afliggido
  • afligiddo
  • afligiod
  • afliigdo
  • aflligido
  • alfigido
  • faligido

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of afligido - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

affligido1afilgido2aflgiido2afligdio2afliggido1afligiddo1afligiod2afliigdo2
Edit distance from "afligido"

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 "afligido"?
"afligido" is spelled A-F-L-I-G-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [afliˈxið̞o].
What does "afligido" mean?
As an adjective, "afligido" means: Que siente o manifiesta aflicción, congoja, abatimiento o tristeza.
What words are commonly confused with "afligido"?
"afligido" is commonly confused with "álgido", "afligidos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "afligido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "afligido" is [afliˈxið̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "afligido" come from?
"afligido" 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 "afligido", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Afrodita#40,111aparezco#40,126zamorano#40,083xenófobo#40,081

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

asentar11 variantsAvendaño11 variantsValente11 variantsburlaba11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list