trabajadavstrabajadasConfusable pair

Which to use

“trabajada” and “trabajadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,792
“trabajada” frequency rank
#34,812
“trabajadas” frequency rank
70604
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature trabajada trabajadas
Definition Forma del femenino de trabajado, participio de trabajar. Forma del femenino plural de trabajado, participio de trabajar.

Where the eye mixes trabajada and trabajadas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. trabajada runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCV) against trabajadas's 10 (CCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
trabajada
10 ch
trabajadas

Visual trap between trabajada and trabajadas

A purely visual mix-up. trabajada ([t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxað̞a]) and trabajadas ([t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxað̞as]) 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) - “trabajada” sits inside “trabajadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70604, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

trabajada is recorded at frequency rank #35,792, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxað̞a]. trabajadas is at rank #34,812, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxað̞as].

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 70604, this pair ranks #29,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of trabajada vs trabajadas

Shared letters: abdjrt. Private to "trabajada": -. Private to "trabajadas": s.

"trabajada" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV  ·  "trabajadas" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • trabajada ← rtabajada · tarbajada · traabjada · trabaajda · trabajaad · trabajadda · trabajdaa · trabajjada
  • trabajadas ← rtabajadas · tarbajadas · traabjadas · trabaajdas · trabajaads · trabajadass · trabajaddas · trabajadsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "trabajada" and "trabajadas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxað̞a] versus [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxað̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "trabajada" vs "trabajadas" - which ranks higher?
"trabajadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,812 in our Spanish list, against #35,792 for "trabajada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "trabajada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "trabajadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #29,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "trabajada" and "trabajadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trabada vs trabajada". 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 #29,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list