Which to use
“trabado” and “trabajé” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,791
- “trabado” frequency rank
- #12,497
- “trabajé” frequency rank
- 48288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trabado | trabajé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de trabar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de trabajar. |
Where the eye mixes trabado and trabajé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. trabado and trabajé follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between trabado and trabajé
A purely visual mix-up. trabado ([t̪ɾaˈβ̞að̞o]) and trabajé ([t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxe]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48288, 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]. 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 48288, this pair ranks #115,305 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of trabado vs trabajé
Shared letters: abrt. Private to "trabado": do. Private to "trabajé": jé.
"trabado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "trabajé" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- trabado ← rtabado · tarbado · traabdo · trabaddo · trabaod · trabbado · trabdao · travado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "trabado" and "trabajé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "trabado" or "trabajé" show up more?
What to do next
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 "trabajé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #115,305 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trabado" and "trabajé" 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 #115,305 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.