Which to use
“trabado” and “tumbado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,791
- “trabado” frequency rank
- #28,189
- “tumbado” frequency rank
- 63980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trabado | tumbado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de trabar. | Participio de tumbar. |
Where the eye mixes trabado and tumbado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. trabado (CCVCVCV) and tumbado (CVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses trabado with tumbado
A purely visual mix-up. trabado ([t̪ɾaˈβ̞að̞o]) and tumbado ([t̪ũmˈbað̞o]) 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 63980, 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]. tumbado is at rank #28,189, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ũmˈbað̞o].
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 63980, this pair ranks #46,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of trabado vs tumbado
Shared letters: abdot. Private to "trabado": r. Private to "tumbado": mu.
"trabado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "tumbado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "trabado" and "tumbado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "trabado" vs "tumbado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "trabado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tumbado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trabado" and "tumbado" 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 #46,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.