aficionado

[afiθjoˈnaðo]

/[afiθjoˈnaðo]/ noun

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The verdict

“aficionado” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Anhänger, der Fan, der Liebhaber, der Freund

Corpus desk

Index DE-aficionado · aficionado · German

aficionado · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 aficionado
PropertyValue
Headwordaficionado
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[afiθjoˈnaðo]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „aficionado“ im Deutschen

aficionadositzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

aficionado is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [afiθjoˈnaðo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for aficionado in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is aficionado, spelled A-F-I-C-I-O-N-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Anhänger, der Fan, der Liebhaber, der Freund
  2. 2
    der Anfänger, der Amateur

Synonyms

amante

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 "aficionado"?
"aficionado" is spelled A-F-I-C-I-O-N-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [afiθjoˈnaðo].
What does "aficionado" mean?
As a noun, "aficionado" means: der Anhänger, der Fan, der Liebhaber, der Freund
How do you pronounce "aficionado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aficionado" is [afiθjoˈnaðo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aficionado" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list