trabajar

[t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxaɾ]

/[t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“trabajar” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #518. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#518
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Realizar una actividad sea física o mental.

Corpus desk

Index ES-trabajar · trabajar · Spanish

trabajar · rank #518 · 13 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #518
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH sur

Nearest frequency peer: sur (-1 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “trabajar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “trabajar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

trabajar vs trabar
75% similar
trabajar vs trabajo
75% similar
trabajar vs trabajé
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for trabajar
PropertyValue
Headwordtrabajar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#518
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “trabajar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.trabajarcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “sur” (#517), “serie” (#516), “peor” (#515). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “trabajar” va en #518. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around trabajar (IPA [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #518 among 3,005 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for trabajar, with forms such as "rtabajar", "tarbajar", and "traabjar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "trabar", "trabajo", "trabajé", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is trabajar, spelled T-R-A-B-A-J-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Realizar una actividad sea física o mental.
  2. 2
    Ejercer un oficio o actividad con propósito de lucro.
  3. 3
    Ocupar un puesto de trabajo en una empresa o institución, percibiendo una remuneración.
  4. 4
    Funcionar.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how trabajar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mi hermano trabaja en un restaurante, y hoy tiene el día libre.

Synonyms

funcionaractuarandardesempeñarmoversemarchar

This word in other languages

work(English)travailler(Français)arbeiten(Deutsch)trabalhar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtabajar
  • tarbajar
  • traabjar
  • trabaajr
  • trabajarr
  • trabajjar
  • trabajra
  • trabbajar
  • trabjaar
  • travajar
  • trbaajar
  • trrabajar
  • ttrabajar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of trabajar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rtabajar2tarbajar2traabjar2trabaajr2trabajarr1trabajjar1trabajra2trabbajar1
Edit distance from "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 "trabajar"?
"trabajar" is spelled T-R-A-B-A-J-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxaɾ].
What does "trabajar" mean?
As a verb, "trabajar" means: Realizar una actividad sea física o mental.
What words are commonly confused with "trabajar"?
"trabajar" is commonly confused with "trabar", "trabajo", "trabajé". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "trabajar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trabajar" is [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trabajar" come from?
"trabajar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list