Which to use
“laboral” and “laborales” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,822
- “laboral” frequency rank
- #3,795
- “laborales” frequency rank
- 5617
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laboral | laborales |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Perteneciente o relacionado con el trabajo. | Forma del plural de laboral. |
Where the eye mixes laboral and laborales
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. laboral runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against laborales's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses laboral with laborales
A purely visual mix-up. laboral ([laβ̞oˈɾal]) and laborales ([laβ̞oˈɾales]) 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) - “laboral” sits inside “laborales”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laboral is recorded at frequency rank #1,822, classified as anadj, pronounced [laβ̞oˈɾal]. laborales is at rank #3,795, tagged as anadj, pronounced [laβ̞oˈɾales].
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 5617, this pair ranks #313,165 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of laboral vs laborales
Shared letters: ablor. Private to "laboral": -. Private to "laborales": es.
"laboral" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "laborales" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "laboral" for "laborales" ever safe?
Frequency check: "laboral" vs "laborales" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "laboral" and "laborales" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "laboral" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laborales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,165 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laboral" and "laborales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "labora vs laboral". 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 #313,165 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.