affété

\a.fe.te\

/\a.fe.te\/ adj

The verdict

“affété” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est plein d’afféterie dans son air, dans ses manières, dans son langage.

Corpus desk

Index FR-affete · affété · French

affété · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for affété
PropertyValue
Headwordaffété
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\a.fe.te\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « affété » en français

affétésiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

affété is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \a.fe.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

affété has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is affété, spelled A-F-F-É-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est plein d’afféterie dans son air, dans ses manières, dans son langage.
  2. 2
    Choses qui marquent de l’affectation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how affété appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ce jeune homme est affété dans ses manières, dans ses discours.
  2. Elle ne serait pas désagréable, si elle était moins affétée.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "affété"?
"affété" is spelled A-F-F-É-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \a.fe.te\.
What does "affété" mean?
As an adjective, "affété" means: Qui est plein d’afféterie dans son air, dans ses manières, dans son langage.
How do you pronounce "affété"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "affété" is \a.fe.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "affété" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list