Which to use
“aprovechado” and “aprovecho” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,762
- “aprovechado” frequency rank
- #15,542
- “aprovecho” frequency rank
- 28304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aprovechado | aprovecho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de aprovechar o de aprovecharse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de aprovechar o de aprovecharse. |
Where the eye mixes aprovechado and aprovecho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. aprovechado runs 11 letters (VCCVCVCCVCV) against aprovecho's 9 (VCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aprovechado vs aprovecho
A purely visual mix-up. aprovechado ([apɾoβ̞eˈt͡ʃað̞o]) and aprovecho ([apɾoˈβ̞et͡ʃo]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28304, 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]. aprovecho is at rank #15,542, tagged as averb, pronounced [apɾoˈβ̞et͡ʃo].
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 28304, this pair ranks #222,666 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aprovechado vs aprovecho
Shared letters: acehoprv. Private to "aprovechado": d. Private to "aprovecho": -.
"aprovechado" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCV · "aprovecho" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aprovechado ← aporvechado · approvechado · aprobechado · aproevchado · aprovcehado · aprovecahdo · aprovecchado · aprovechaddo
- aprovecho ← aporvecho · approvecho · aprobecho · aproevcho · aprovceho · aproveccho · aprovechho · aprovecoh
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aprovechado" for "aprovecho" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aprovechado" or "aprovecho" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aprovechado" and "aprovecho" 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 "aprovecho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,666 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aprovechado" and "aprovecho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aprovechado 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 #222,666 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.