trabajabas

[t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxaβ̞as]

/[t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxaβ̞as]/ verb

The verdict

“trabajabas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,998 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,998
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de trabajar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-trabajabas · trabajabas · Spanish

trabajabas · rank #68,998 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,998
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH transfronteri…

Nearest frequency peer: transfronterizo (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “trabajabas”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “trabajabas” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for trabajabas
PropertyValue
Headwordtrabajabas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxaβ̞as]
Letters10
Frequency rank#68,998
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “trabajabas” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).trabajabascae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “transfronterizo” (#69,000), “torreones” (#68,995), “Torralba” (#68,994). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “trabajabas” va en #68,998. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trabajabas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,998 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxaβ̞as]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de trabajar.".

No misspelling variants are generated for trabajabas in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is trabajabas, spelled T-R-A-B-A-J-A-B-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de trabajar.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "trabajabas"?
"trabajabas" is spelled T-R-A-B-A-J-A-B-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxaβ̞as].
What does "trabajabas" mean?
As a verb, "trabajabas" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de trabajar.
How do you pronounce "trabajabas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trabajabas" is [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxaβ̞as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trabajabas" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "trabajabas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list