aficionado

[afisjoˈnað̞o]

/[afisjoˈnað̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“aficionado” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,758. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,758
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que gusta de una actividad o diversión.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aficionado · aficionado · Spanish

aficionado · rank #9,758 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,758
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aerolíneas

Nearest frequency peer: aerolíneas (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “aficionado”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “aficionado” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

aficionado vs aficionados
91% similar
aficionado vs aficionada
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for aficionado
PropertyValue
Headwordaficionado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[afisjoˈnað̞o]
Letters10
Frequency rank#9,758
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “aficionado”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.aficionadocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “aerolíneas” (#9,757), “afán” (#9,759), “adopta” (#9,756). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “aficionado” va en #9,758. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around aficionado (IPA [afisjoˈnað̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,758 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for aficionado, with forms such as "afciionado", "afficionado", and "aficcionado". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "aficionados", "aficionada", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is aficionado, spelled A-F-I-C-I-O-N-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que gusta de una actividad o diversión.
  2. 2
    Que estudia o cultiva una actividad (artística, deportiva, científica, etc.) sin que esta sea su profesión.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afciionado
  • afficionado
  • aficcionado
  • aficinoado
  • aficioando
  • aficionaddo
  • aficionaod
  • aficiondao
  • aficionnado
  • aficoinado
  • afiiconado
  • afisionado
  • aifcionado
  • faicionado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aficionado - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

afciionado2afficionado1aficcionado1aficinoado2aficioando2aficionaddo1aficionaod2aficiondao2
Edit distance from "aficionado"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). 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 [afisjoˈnað̞o].
What does "aficionado" mean?
As an adjective, "aficionado" means: Que gusta de una actividad o diversión.
What words are commonly confused with "aficionado"?
"aficionado" is commonly confused with "aficionados", "aficionada". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aficionado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aficionado" is [afisjoˈnað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aficionado" come from?
"aficionado" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "aficionado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aerolíneas#9,757artísticas#9,764atendiendo#9,765colocación#9,778

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

conductas14 variantsconjuntos14 variantsdecisivo14 variantsdesconoce14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list