aprovechadovsaprovechasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#12,762
“aprovechado” frequency rank
#42,812
“aprovechas” frequency rank
55574
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aprovechado aprovechas
Definition Participio de aprovechar o de aprovecharse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de aprovechar o de aprovecharse.

Where the eye mixes aprovechado and aprovechas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. aprovechado runs 11 letters (VCCVCVCCVCV) against aprovechas's 10 (VCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
aprovechado
10 ch
aprovechas

Look-alike desk: aprovechado vs aprovechas

A purely visual mix-up. aprovechado ([apɾoβ̞eˈt͡ʃað̞o]) and aprovechas ([apɾoˈβ̞et͡ʃas]) 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 55574, 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]. aprovechas is at rank #42,812, tagged as averb, pronounced [apɾoˈβ̞et͡ʃas].

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 55574, this pair ranks #78,298 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of aprovechado vs aprovechas

Shared letters: acehoprv. Private to "aprovechado": d. Private to "aprovechas": s.

"aprovechado" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCV  ·  "aprovechas" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aprovechado ← aporvechado · approvechado · aprobechado · aproevchado · aprovcehado · aprovecahdo · aprovecchado · aprovechaddo
  • aprovechas ← aporvechas · approvechas · aprobechas · aproevchas · aprovcehas · aprovecahs · aprovecchas · aprovechass

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "aprovechado" for "aprovechas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([apɾoβ̞eˈt͡ʃað̞o] versus [apɾoˈβ̞et͡ʃas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aprovechado" vs "aprovechas" - which ranks higher?
"aprovechado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,762 in our Spanish list, against #42,812 for "aprovechas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "aprovechado" and "aprovechas" 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 "aprovechas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #78,298 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aprovechado" and "aprovechas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aprovechará vs aprovechas". 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 #78,298 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