Which to use
“afección” and “afectación” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,290
- “afección” frequency rank
- #20,247
- “afectación” frequency rank
- 43537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | afección | afectación |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apego o inclinación de una persona a otra por afecto o cariño. | Acción y efecto de afectar. |
Where the eye mixes afección and afectación
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. afección runs 8 letters (VCVCCVVC) against afectación's 10 (VCVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: afección vs afectación
A purely visual mix-up. afección ([afekˈsjõn]) and afectación ([afekt̪aˈsjõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
afección is recorded at frequency rank #23,290, classified as anoun, pronounced [afekˈsjõn]. afectación is at rank #20,247, tagged as anoun, pronounced [afekt̪aˈsjõn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 43537, this pair ranks #142,108 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of afección vs afectación
Shared letters: acefinó. Private to "afección": -. Private to "afectación": t.
"afección" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC · "afectación" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "afección" and "afectación" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "afección" or "afectación"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "afección" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "afectación" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,108 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "afección" and "afectación" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "afectación vs afectaciones". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #142,108 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.