aprendiz

Galician

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /apɾenˈdiθ/ [a.pɾen̪ˈd̪iθ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /apɾenˈdiθ/ [a.pɾen̪ˈd̪iθ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /apɾenˈdis/ [a.pɾen̪ˈd̪is]

 

• Rhymes: -iθ

• Rhymes: -iθ
• Rhymes: -is

• Hyphenation: a‧pren‧diz

Noun

aprendiz m or f by sense (plural aprendices)

1. apprentice, trainee

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French aprentis, with spelling influenced by aprender. First attested in c. 15th century.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.pɾẽˈd͡ʒis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.pɾẽˈd͡ʒis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.pɾẽˈd͡ʒiʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɾẽˈdiʃ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -is, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃ
• Hyphenation: a‧pren‧diz

Noun

aprendiz m or f by sense (plural aprendizes)

1. apprentice (a trainee, especially in a skilled trade)

Further reading

• “aprendiz”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “aprendiz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apɾenˈdiθ/ [a.pɾẽn̪ˈd̪iθ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /apɾenˈdis/ [a.pɾẽn̪ˈd̪is] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iθ (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• Rhymes: -is (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: a‧pren‧diz

Noun

aprendiz m (plural aprendices, feminine aprendiz or aprendiza, feminine plural aprendices or aprendizas)

1. apprentice
2. trainee

   Synonym: practicante

Derived terms

• aprendizaje

Related terms

• aprender

Further reading

• “aprendiz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025