aprovechar

[apɾoβ̞eˈt͡ʃaɾ]

/[apɾoβ̞eˈt͡ʃaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“aprovechar” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,756. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,756
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tomar ventaja. No desperdiciar una oportunidad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-aprovechar · aprovechar · Spanish

aprovechar · rank #3,756 · 16 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,756
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH amarillo

Nearest frequency peer: amarillo (-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 “aprovechar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “aprovechar” 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).

aprovechar vs aprovecho
80% similar
aprovechar vs aproveche
80% similar
aprovechar vs aprovechen
80% similar

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

Key facts for aprovechar
PropertyValue
Headwordaprovechar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[apɾoβ̞eˈt͡ʃaɾ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#3,756
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “aprovechar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.aprovecharcae 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 “amarillo” (#3,755), “basa” (#3,757), “alemanes” (#3,754). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “aprovechar” va en #3,756. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around aprovechar (IPA [apɾoβ̞eˈt͡ʃaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,756 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "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

  1. 1
    Tomar ventaja. No desperdiciar una oportunidad.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Siguió entonces una tregua a lo largo del 442, momento que aprovechó Teodosio para traer sus tropas del Norte de África y disponer una gran emisión de moneda para financiar la guerra contra los hunos.
  2. Macedonia fue admitida (aunque no de muy buen grado) en el consejo de ciudades, lo que se llamaba Anfictionía, y Filipo aprovechó su posición en dicha Liga para dominar los asuntos de Grecia y tener el control del Oráculo de Delfos, de suma importancia para cualquier decisión militar o política que hubiera que tomar.

This word in other languages

take advantage(English)profiter(Français)nutzen(Deutsch)

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.

aporvechar2approvechar1aprobechar1aproevchar2aprovcehar2aprovecahr2aprovecchar1aprovecharr1
Edit distance from "aprovechar"

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 "aprovechar"?
"aprovechar" is spelled A-P-R-O-V-E-C-H-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [apɾoβ̞eˈt͡ʃaɾ].
What does "aprovechar" mean?
As a verb, "aprovechar" means: Tomar ventaja. No desperdiciar una oportunidad.
What words are commonly confused with "aprovechar"?
"aprovechar" is commonly confused with "aprovecho", "aproveche", "aprovechen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aprovechar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aprovechar" is [apɾoβ̞eˈt͡ʃaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aprovechar" come from?
"aprovechar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

empresario#3,778religiosas#3,733espiritual#3,702acompañado#3,823

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

dependiendo16 variantsseguimiento16 variantselectrónica16 variantsinteresados16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list