9-Letter Words Matching __F_____N

There are 22 9-letter words that match __F_____N. 12 are common words, such as AFFECTION and DEFECTION. A rarer one is SAFETYMEN. 7 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 22

affectiondefectiondeflationdiffusioninfectioninflationinflexionrefashionrefectionreflexionsuffragansuffusiondefluxionoffscreenolfactionreflationsuffixioneffluxionhifalutinrefreshensafetymansafetymen

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Words
22 (12 common words)
Common example
affection
Rare example
safetymen
Doubled letters
7
Ending in S
0

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching __f_____n are there?

22. 12 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

AFFECTION is among the common words in this set.