Which to use
“aprovechado” and “aprovechamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,762
- “aprovechado” frequency rank
- #33,940
- “aprovechamos” frequency rank
- 46702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aprovechado | aprovechamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de aprovechar o de aprovecharse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de aprovechar o de aprovecharse. |
Where the eye mixes aprovechado and aprovechamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. aprovechado runs 11 letters (VCCVCVCCVCV) against aprovechamos's 12 (VCCVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aprovechado vs aprovechamos
A purely visual mix-up. aprovechado ([apɾoβ̞eˈt͡ʃað̞o]) and aprovechamos ([apɾoβ̞eˈt͡ʃamos]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aprovechado is recorded at frequency rank #12,762, classified as averb, pronounced [apɾoβ̞eˈt͡ʃað̞o]. aprovechamos is at rank #33,940, tagged as averb, pronounced [apɾoβ̞eˈt͡ʃamos].
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 46702, this pair ranks #124,257 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aprovechado vs aprovechamos
Shared letters: acehoprv. Private to "aprovechado": d. Private to "aprovechamos": ms.
"aprovechado" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCV · "aprovechamos" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aprovechado ← aporvechado · approvechado · aprobechado · aproevchado · aprovcehado · aprovecahdo · aprovecchado · aprovechaddo
- aprovechamos ← aporvechamos · approvechamos · aprobechamos · aproevchamos · aprovcehamos · aprovecahmos · aprovecchamos · aprovechammos
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aprovechado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aprovechamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,257 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aprovechado" and "aprovechamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aprovechamos vs aprovechemos". 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 #124,257 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.