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Which to use

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

#12,762
“aprovechado” frequency rank
#18,151
“aprovecharon” frequency rank
30913
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aprovechado aprovecharon
Definition Participio de aprovechar o de aprovecharse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aprovechar o de aprovecharse.

Where the eye mixes aprovechado and aprovecharon

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. aprovechado runs 11 letters (VCCVCVCCVCV) against aprovecharon's 12 (VCCVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
aprovechado
12 ch
aprovecharon

Why the eye confuses aprovechado with aprovecharon

A purely visual mix-up. aprovechado ([apɾoβ̞eˈt͡ʃað̞o]) and aprovecharon ([apɾoβ̞eˈt͡ʃaɾõn]) 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 30913, 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]. aprovecharon is at rank #18,151, tagged as averb, pronounced [apɾoβ̞eˈt͡ʃaɾõn].

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 30913, this pair ranks #209,702 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aprovechado vs aprovecharon

Shared letters: acehoprv. Private to "aprovechado": d. Private to "aprovecharon": n.

"aprovechado" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCV  ·  "aprovecharon" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aprovechado ← aporvechado · approvechado · aprobechado · aproevchado · aprovcehado · aprovecahdo · aprovecchado · aprovechaddo
  • aprovecharon ← aporvecharon · approvecharon · aprobecharon · aproevcharon · aprovceharon · aprovecahron · aproveccharon · aprovechaorn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aprovechado" and "aprovecharon" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([apɾoβ̞eˈt͡ʃað̞o] versus [apɾoβ̞eˈt͡ʃaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aprovechado" or "aprovecharon"?
"aprovechado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,762 in our Spanish list, against #18,151 for "aprovecharon". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "aprovechado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aprovecharon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #209,702 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aprovechado" and "aprovecharon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aprovechará vs aprovecharon". 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 #209,702 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