Which to use
“afectado” is an adjective and “afecto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,576
- “afectado” frequency rank
- #7,655
- “afecto” frequency rank
- 13231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | afectado | afecto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | afectado ¦ plural: afectados ¦ femenino: afectada ¦ femenino plural: afectadas | Cualquiera de las pasiones del ánimo, como ira, amor, odio, etc. |
Where the eye mixes afectado and afecto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses afectado with afecto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: afectado is [afekˈt̪að̞o] while afecto is [aˈfekt̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
afectado is recorded at frequency rank #5,576, classified as anadj, pronounced [afekˈt̪að̞o]. afecto is at rank #7,655, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈfekt̪o].
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 13231, this pair ranks #288,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of afectado vs afecto
Shared letters: acefot. Private to "afectado": d. Private to "afecto": -.
"afectado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "afecto" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "afectado" and "afecto" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "afectado" or "afecto"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "afectado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "afecto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "afectado" and "afecto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abeto vs afecto". 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 #288,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.