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.
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
- aprovechan ← aporvechan · approvechan · aprobechan · aproevchan · aprovcehan · aprovecahn · aprovecchan · aprovechann
- aprovechen ← aporvechen · approvechen · aprobechen · aproevchen · aprovcehen · aprovecchen · aprovecehn · aprovechenn
Frequently Asked Questions
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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.