aprobado

[apɾoˈβ̞að̞o]

/[apɾoˈβ̞að̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“aprobado” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,535. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,535
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que se le ha dado el visto bueno.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aprobado · aprobado · Spanish

aprobado · rank #3,535 · 12 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,535
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH apellido

Nearest frequency peer: apellido (-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 “aprobado”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “aprobado” 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).

aprobado vs aprobó
63% similar
aprobado vs aprobar
75% similar
aprobado vs arrojado
75% similar

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

Key facts for aprobado
PropertyValue
Headwordaprobado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[apɾoˈβ̞að̞o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,535
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “aprobado”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “apellido” (#3,534), “aviones” (#3,536), “ancho” (#3,533). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “aprobado” va en #3,535. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around aprobado (IPA [apɾoˈβ̞að̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,535 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for aprobado, with forms such as "aporbado", "approbado", and "aprboado". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "aprobó", "aprobar", "arrojado", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is aprobado, spelled A-P-R-O-B-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que se le ha dado el visto bueno.
  2. 2
    Que ha alcanzado o superado la nota₉ suficiente para pasar un examen.

Synonyms

aceptado

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aporbado
  • approbado
  • aprboado
  • aproabdo
  • aprobaddo
  • aprobaod
  • aprobbado
  • aprobdao
  • aprovado
  • aprrobado
  • arpobado
  • parobado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

aporbado2approbado1aprboado2aproabdo2aprobaddo1aprobaod2aprobbado1aprobdao2
Edit distance from "aprobado"

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 "aprobado"?
"aprobado" is spelled A-P-R-O-B-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [apɾoˈβ̞að̞o].
What does "aprobado" mean?
As an adjective, "aprobado" means: Que se le ha dado el visto bueno.
What words are commonly confused with "aprobado"?
"aprobado" is commonly confused with "aprobó", "aprobar", "arrojado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aprobado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aprobado" is [apɾoˈβ̞að̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aprobado" come from?
"aprobado" 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 "aprobado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

apellido#3,534contento#3,541desierto#3,545destruir#3,546

Similar misspelling depth

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

entregar12 variantsreciben12 variantsinvitado12 variantsolvidado12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list