provecho
Spanish, noun/pɾoˈbet͡ʃo/
provecho is spelled P-R-O-V-E-C-H-O (8 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,873rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Provecho is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “benefit, profit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ventaja o ganancia que se obtiene en alguna cosa”.
What does provecho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebenefit, profit
sacarle provecho
- 2
masculineadvantage
- 3
masculineworth, worthwhileness
interjection
- 1
Latin-Americaenjoy your meal (short for buen provecho)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ventaja o ganancia que se obtiene en alguna cosa. 2. Adelantamiento en el estudio. 3. Lo contrario de daño, tratándose de la influencia que los alimentos pueden ejercer en la salud. 4. Utilidad que puede tener algo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of provecho
- provechos plural
- ¡provecho! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce provecho?
- /pɾoˈbet͡ʃo/
- [pɾoˈβ̞e.t͡ʃo]
- [pɾoˈβ̞et͡ʃo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to provecho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is provecho in Spanish?
provecho appears 10 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).