aprovechavsaprovechanTell them apart

Which to use

“aprovecha” and “aprovechan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,489
“aprovecha” frequency rank
#12,300
“aprovechan” frequency rank
18789
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aprovecha aprovechan
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aprovechar o de aprovecharse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aprovechar o de aprovecharse.

Where the eye mixes aprovecha and aprovechan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
aprovecha
10 ch
aprovechan

Why the eye confuses aprovecha with aprovechan

A purely visual mix-up. aprovecha ([apɾoˈβ̞et͡ʃa]) and aprovechan ([apɾoˈβ̞et͡ʃãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “aprovecha” sits inside “aprovechan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aprovecha is recorded at frequency rank #6,489, classified as averb, pronounced [apɾoˈβ̞et͡ʃa]. aprovechan is at rank #12,300, tagged as averb, pronounced [apɾoˈβ̞et͡ʃãn].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 18789, this pair ranks #266,464 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aprovecha vs aprovechan

Shared letters: acehoprv. Private to "aprovecha": -. Private to "aprovechan": n.

"aprovecha" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV  ·  "aprovechan" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aprovechaaporvecha · approvecha · aprobecha · aproevcha · aprovceha · aprovecah · aproveccha · aprovechha
  • aprovechanaporvechan · approvechan · aprobechan · aproevchan · aprovcehan · aprovecahn · aprovecchan · aprovechann

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aprovecha" and "aprovechan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([apɾoˈβ̞et͡ʃa] versus [apɾoˈβ̞et͡ʃãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aprovecha" or "aprovechan"?
"aprovecha" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,489 in our Spanish list, against #12,300 for "aprovechan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "aprovecha" and "aprovechan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aprovecha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aprovechan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #266,464 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aprovecha" and "aprovechan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aprovechan vs aprovechará". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #266,464 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list