Which to use
“trabaja” and “trabajas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,460
- “trabaja” frequency rank
- #9,377
- “trabajas” frequency rank
- 10837
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trabaja | trabajas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de trabajar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de trabajar. |
Where the eye mixes trabaja and trabajas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: trabaja vs trabajas
A purely visual mix-up. trabaja ([t̪ɾaˈβ̞axa]) and trabajas ([t̪ɾaˈβ̞axas]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “trabaja” sits inside “trabajas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10837, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trabaja is recorded at frequency rank #1,460, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈβ̞axa]. trabajas is at rank #9,377, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈβ̞axas].
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 10837, this pair ranks #297,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of trabaja vs trabajas
Shared letters: abjrt. Private to "trabaja": -. Private to "trabajas": s.
"trabaja" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "trabajas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "trabaja" and "trabajas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "trabaja" or "trabajas" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "trabaja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trabajas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #297,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trabaja" and "trabajas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trabajas vs trazadas". 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 #297,208 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.