Which to use
“traba” is a noun and “trabajé” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,231
- “traba” frequency rank
- #12,497
- “trabajé” frequency rank
- 28728
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traba | trabajé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o resultado de trabar o triscar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de trabajar. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set traba and trabajé apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: traba is [ˈt̪ɾaβ̞a] while trabajé is [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “traba” sits inside “trabajé”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28728, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
traba is recorded at frequency rank #16,231, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾaβ̞a]. trabajé is at rank #12,497, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxe].
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 28728, this pair ranks #220,576 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of traba vs trabajé
Shared letters: abrt. Private to "traba": -. Private to "trabajé": jé.
"traba" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "trabajé" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- traba ← rtaba · tarba · traab · trabba · trava · trbaa · trraba · ttraba