Which to use
“afecta” is a verb and “afectos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,643
- “afecta” frequency rank
- #24,711
- “afectos” frequency rank
- 27354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | afecta | afectos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de afectar. | Forma del plural de afecto. |
Where the eye mixes afecta and afectos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: afecta vs afectos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: afecta is [aˈfekt̪a] while afectos is [aˈfekt̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
afecta is recorded at frequency rank #2,643, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈfekt̪a]. afectos is at rank #24,711, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈfekt̪os].
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 27354, this pair ranks #227,227 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of afecta vs afectos
Shared letters: aceft. Private to "afecta": -. Private to "afectos": os.
"afecta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "afectos" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "afecta" for "afectos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "afecta" vs "afectos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "afecta" and "afectos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "afecta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "afectos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,227 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "afecta" and "afectos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "afectivos vs afectos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #227,227 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.