aprendiz
[apɾẽn̪ˈd̪is]
The verdict
“aprendiz” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #14,283 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #14,283
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que está aprendiendo los rudimentos de una disciplina o profesión.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aprendiz |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [apɾẽn̪ˈd̪is] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #14,283 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aprendiz” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for aprendiz is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [apɾẽn̪ˈd̪is]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,283 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for aprendiz, with forms such as "aperndiz", "apprendiz", and "apredniz". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "aprendo", "aprende", "aprendí", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 Spanish form is aprendiz, spelled A-P-R-E-N-D-I-Z.
Definition
- 1Que está aprendiendo los rudimentos de una disciplina o profesión.
- 2En particular, que estaba en la primera fase del aprendizaje tradicional de los oficios, durante la cual habitualmente residía con el maestro y recibía alojamiento, comida y formación como pago por su labor.
- 3Por extensión, masón recién iniciado.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aperndiz,apprendiz,apredniz,aprenddiz,aprendizz,aprendzi,aprenidz,aprenndiz,aprnediz,aprrendiz,arpendiz,parendiz
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aprendiz - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “aprendiz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-P-R-E-N-D-I-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [apɾẽn̪ˈd̪is] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “aprendo” - see the side-by-side comparison. aprendiz vs aprendo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.