aprovechanvsaprovechenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#12,300
“aprovechan” frequency rank
#22,574
“aprovechen” frequency rank
34874
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aprovechan aprovechen
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 subjuntivo de aprovechar o de aprovecharse.

Where the eye mixes aprovechan and aprovechen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. aprovechan and aprovechen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
aprovechan
10 ch
aprovechen

Look-alike desk: aprovechan vs aprovechen

A purely visual mix-up. aprovechan ([apɾoˈβ̞et͡ʃãn]) and aprovechen ([apɾoˈβ̞et͡ʃẽn]) 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 a single letter - a in “aprovechan” becomes e in “aprovechen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34874, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aprovechan is recorded at frequency rank #12,300, classified as averb, pronounced [apɾoˈβ̞et͡ʃãn]. aprovechen is at rank #22,574, tagged as averb, pronounced [apɾoˈβ̞et͡ʃẽn].

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 34874, this pair ranks #189,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aprovechan vs aprovechen

Shared letters: acehnoprv. Private to "aprovechan": -. Private to "aprovechen": -.

"aprovechan" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC  ·  "aprovechen" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aprovechanaporvechan · approvechan · aprobechan · aproevchan · aprovcehan · aprovecahn · aprovecchan · aprovechann
  • aprovechenaporvechen · approvechen · aprobechen · aproevchen · aprovcehen · aprovecchen · aprovecehn · aprovechenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "aprovechan" for "aprovechen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([apɾoˈβ̞et͡ʃãn] versus [apɾoˈβ̞et͡ʃẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aprovechan" or "aprovechen"?
"aprovechan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,300 in our Spanish list, against #22,574 for "aprovechen". 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 "aprovechan" and "aprovechen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aprovechan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aprovechen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #189,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aprovechan" and "aprovechen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aprovechas vs aprovechen". 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 #189,064 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