aprender

[apɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]

/[apɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“aprender” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,028. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,028
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Adquirir conocimiento o experiencia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aprender · aprender · Spanish

aprender · rank #1,028 · 12 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,028
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH verano

Nearest frequency peer: verano (-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 “aprender”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “aprender” 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).

aprender vs atender
75% similar
aprender vs aprendí
75% similar
aprender vs aprendo
75% similar

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

Key facts for aprender
PropertyValue
Headwordaprender
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[apɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,028
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “aprender”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).aprendercae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “verano” (#1,027), “conjunto” (#1,029), “trabajos” (#1,026). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “aprender” va en #1,028. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around aprender (IPA [apɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,028 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for aprender, with forms such as "apernder", "apprender", and "apredner". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "atender", "aprendí", "aprendo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is aprender, spelled A-P-R-E-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Adquirir conocimiento o experiencia.
  2. 2
    Tomar algo en la memoria.
  3. 3
    Asir, agarrar, tomar.
  4. 4
    Acompañado de la preposición "de" y de un nombre propio, alude el hecho de tomar como ejemplo alguna acción ejecutada por esa persona
  5. 5
    Acompañado de la preposición "a" y un verbo en infinitivo, indica adquirir una habilidad o comenzar a hacer algo que no se sabía
  6. 6
    Acompañado de la locución verbal "a comer" y el sustantivo de un alimento específico, comenzar a comer algo que a uno no le gusta

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how aprender appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Para evitar los ahogamientos es fundamental aprender a nadar
  2. El niño ya está aprendiendo a comer verduras

Synonyms

prender

This word in other languages

learn(English)apprendre(Français)lernen(Deutsch)aprender(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apernder
  • apprender
  • apredner
  • aprendder
  • aprenderr
  • aprendre
  • aprenedr
  • aprennder
  • aprneder
  • aprrender
  • arpender
  • parender

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aprender - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

apernder2apprender1apredner2aprendder1aprenderr1aprendre2aprenedr2aprennder1
Edit distance from "aprender"

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 "aprender"?
"aprender" is spelled A-P-R-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [apɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ].
What does "aprender" mean?
As a verb, "aprender" means: Adquirir conocimiento o experiencia.
What words are commonly confused with "aprender"?
"aprender" is commonly confused with "atender", "aprendí", "aprendo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aprender"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aprender" is [apɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aprender" come from?
"aprender" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

conjunto#1,029trabajos#1,026imágenes#1,019hospital#1,017

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

ambiente12 variantsVictoria12 variantseconómico12 variantseconómica12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list