aflojen

[aˈfloxẽn]

/[aˈfloxẽn]/ verb

The verdict

“aflojen” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,457 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,457
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de aflojar.

Key facts for aflojen
PropertyValue
Headwordaflojen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈfloxẽn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,457
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aflojen” 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). aflojen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aflojen is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,457 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aˈfloxẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aflojen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is aflojen, spelled A-F-L-O-J-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de aflojar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de aflojar.

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 "aflojen"?
"aflojen" is spelled A-F-L-O-J-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈfloxẽn].
What does "aflojen" mean?
As a verb, "aflojen" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de aflojar.
How do you pronounce "aflojen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aflojen" is [aˈfloxẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aflojen" come from?
"aflojen" 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 “aflojen”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-F-L-O-J-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aˈfloxẽn] (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