Which to use
“aprovechar” and “aprovecharse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,756
- “aprovechar” frequency rank
- #16,758
- “aprovecharse” frequency rank
- 20514
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aprovechar | aprovecharse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tomar ventaja. No desperdiciar una oportunidad. | Sacar provecho propio de una situación o de una persona vulnerable de una manera poco noble. |
Where the eye mixes aprovechar and aprovecharse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between aprovechar and aprovecharse
A purely visual mix-up. aprovechar ([apɾoβ̞eˈt͡ʃaɾ]) and aprovecharse ([apɾoβ̞eˈt͡ʃaɾse]) 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 extra letter(s) - “aprovechar” sits inside “aprovecharse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20514, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aprovechar is recorded at frequency rank #3,756, classified as averb, pronounced [apɾoβ̞eˈt͡ʃaɾ]. aprovecharse is at rank #16,758, tagged as averb, pronounced [apɾoβ̞eˈt͡ʃaɾse].
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 20514, this pair ranks #259,012 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aprovechar vs aprovecharse
Shared letters: acehoprv. Private to "aprovechar": -. Private to "aprovecharse": s.
"aprovechar" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC · "aprovecharse" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aprovechar ← aporvechar · approvechar · aprobechar · aproevchar · aprovcehar · aprovecahr · aprovecchar · aprovecharr
- aprovecharse ← aporvecharse · approvecharse · aprobecharse · aproevcharse · aprovceharse · aprovecahrse · aproveccharse · aprovecharce
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aprovechar" for "aprovecharse" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aprovechar" and "aprovecharse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aprovechar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aprovecharse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,012 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aprovechar" and "aprovecharse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aprovechará vs aprovecharse". 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 #259,012 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.