Which to use
“afición” and “aflicción” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,812
- “afición” frequency rank
- #31,622
- “aflicción” frequency rank
- 39434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | afición | aflicción |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Inclinación, gusto, vivo interés o amor hacia una persona, actividad o cosa. | Dolor moral o físico, pesadumbre. |
Where the eye mixes afición and aflicción
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. afición runs 7 letters (VCVCVVC) against aflicción's 9 (VCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: afición vs aflicción
A purely visual mix-up. afición ([afiˈsjõn]) and aflicción ([aflikˈsjõn]) 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 39434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
afición is recorded at frequency rank #7,812, classified as anoun, pronounced [afiˈsjõn]. aflicción is at rank #31,622, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aflikˈsjõn].
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 39434, this pair ranks #164,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of afición vs aflicción
Shared letters: acfinó. Private to "afición": -. Private to "aflicción": l.
"afición" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "aflicción" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "afición" and "aflicción" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "afición" or "aflicción" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "afición" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aflicción" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #164,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "afición" and "aflicción" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "afición vs afinación". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #164,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.