aprovechar
[apɾoβ̞eˈt͡ʃaɾ]
The verdict
“aprovechar” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,756 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #3,756
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tomar ventaja. No desperdiciar una oportunidad.
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 | aprovechar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [apɾoβ̞eˈt͡ʃaɾ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #3,756 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aprovechar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for aprovechar is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [apɾoβ̞eˈt͡ʃaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,756 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Tomar ventaja. No desperdiciar una oportunidad.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for aprovechar, with forms such as "aporvechar", "approvechar", and "aprobechar". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "aprovecho", "aproveche", "aprovechen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is aprovechar, spelled A-P-R-O-V-E-C-H-A-R.
Definition
- 1Tomar ventaja. No desperdiciar una oportunidad.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aporvechar,approvechar,aprobechar,aproevchar,aprovcehar,aprovecahr,aprovecchar,aprovecharr,aprovechhar,aprovechra,aprovehcar,aprovvechar,aprrovechar,aprvoechar,arpovechar,parovechar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aprovechar - 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 “aprovechar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-P-R-O-V-E-C-H-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [apɾoβ̞eˈt͡ʃaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “aprovecho” - see the side-by-side comparison. aprovechar vs aprovecho
- 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.