Which to use
“trabado” and “trabajado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,791
- “trabado” frequency rank
- #3,369
- “trabajado” frequency rank
- 39160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trabado | trabajado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de trabar. | Participio de trabajar. |
Where the eye mixes trabado and trabajado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: trabado vs trabajado
A purely visual mix-up. trabado ([t̪ɾaˈβ̞að̞o]) and trabajado ([t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxað̞o]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trabado is recorded at frequency rank #35,791, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈβ̞að̞o]. trabajado is at rank #3,369, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxað̞o].
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 39160, this pair ranks #166,079 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of trabado vs trabajado
Shared letters: abdort. Private to "trabado": -. Private to "trabajado": j.
"trabado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "trabajado" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "trabado" for "trabajado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "trabado" vs "trabajado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "trabado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trabajado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,079 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trabado" and "trabajado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trabada vs trabado". 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 #166,079 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.