aficionado
Spanish, noun/afiθjoˈnado/
aficionado is spelled A-F-I-C-I-O-N-A-D-O (10 letters) and appears 6.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,778th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aficionado is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “fan, supporter (person who likes and supports a sports team or an athlete very much)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of aficionar.
What does aficionado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
fond
- 2
amateur
noun
- 1
masculinefan, supporter (person who likes and supports a sports team or an athlete very much)
Él es un aficionado del Real Madrid.
- 2
masculinefan, hobbyist (person who is interested in an activity or a subject as a hobby)
Soy un gran aficionado al béisbol.
- 3
masculineamateur, aficionado
No vendo mis cuadros; soy una pintora aficionada.
verb
- 1
past participle of aficionar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que gusta de una actividad o diversión. 2. Que estudia o cultiva una actividad (artística, deportiva, científica, etc.) sin que esta sea su profesión.
verb: 1. Participio de aficionar.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of aficionado
- aficionada feminine
- aficionados masculine plural
- aficionadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aficionado?
- /afiθjoˈnado/
- [a.fi.θjoˈna.ð̞o]
- /afisjoˈnado/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to aficionado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aficionado in Spanish?
aficionado appears 6.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).