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Aficianado or aficionado?

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Correct spelling: aficionado. Misspelling: aficianado.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

One F, and "cion" in the middle: a-FI-CIO-nado.

Why people write “aficianado”

The misspelling “aficianado” is only one letter off: it writes A where aficionado has O.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make aficionado automatic.

What does “aficionado” mean?

aficionado noun

  1. a fan of bull fighting
  2. a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Aficionado” in a sentence

  • He is a jazz aficionado with thousands of records.

Is “aficionado” a playable word?

a 1f 4i 1c 3i 1o 1n 1a 1d 2o 1

16 points in Scrabble · 18 in Words With Friends

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  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“aficianado” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from AFICIONADO.

Aficionado: quick answers

Is it aficianado or aficionado?
The correct spelling is aficionado. “aficianado” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell aficionado?
One F, and "cion" in the middle: a-FI-CIO-nado.
What does aficionado mean?
Aficionado means: a fan of bull fighting.