aficionarse
[afisjoˈnaɾse]
The verdict
“aficionarse” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sentir afición por una actividad o comenzar a gustar de algo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-aficionarse · aficionarse · Spanish
aficionarse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aficionarse |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [afisjoˈnaɾse] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “aficionarse” en español
Rare enough to double-check
aficionarse is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [afisjoˈnaɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for aficionarse in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is aficionarse, spelled A-F-I-C-I-O-N-A-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Sentir afición por una actividad o comenzar a gustar de algo.
- 2Comenzar a sentir afecto o atracción hacia alguien o hacia algo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aficionarse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Me aficioné a la lectura a fuerza de hacerla en voz alta para la princesa
El otro día me aficioné de un espejito con marco que parecía de plata y lo compré por un sol
Synonyms
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.