Which to use
“trabajaban” and “trabajará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,503
- “trabajaban” frequency rank
- #21,518
- “trabajará” frequency rank
- 33021
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trabajaban | trabajará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de trabajar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de trabajar. |
Where the eye mixes trabajaban and trabajará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. trabajaban runs 10 letters (CCVCVCVCVC) against trabajará's 9 (CCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: trabajaban vs trabajará
A purely visual mix-up. trabajaban ([t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxaβ̞ãn]) and trabajará ([t̪ɾaβ̞axaˈɾa]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33021, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trabajaban is recorded at frequency rank #11,503, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxaβ̞ãn]. trabajará is at rank #21,518, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞axaˈɾa].
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 33021, this pair ranks #198,989 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of trabajaban vs trabajará
Shared letters: abjrt. Private to "trabajaban": n. Private to "trabajará": á.
"trabajaban" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC · "trabajará" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- trabajaban ← rtabajaban · tarbajaban · traabjaban · trabaajban · trabajaabn · trabajabann · trabajabban · trabajabna
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "trabajaban" and "trabajará" be used interchangeably?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "trabajaban" and "trabajará" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "trabajaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trabajará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,989 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trabajaban" and "trabajará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trabajará vs trabajaría". 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 #198,989 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.