Which to use
“trabajada” is a participle and “trabajado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,792
- “trabajada” frequency rank
- #3,369
- “trabajado” frequency rank
- 39161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trabajada | trabajado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de trabajado, participio de trabajar. | Participio de trabajar. |
Where the eye mixes trabajada and trabajado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. trabajada and trabajado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses trabajada with trabajado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: trabajada is [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxað̞a] while trabajado is [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “trabajada” becomes o in “trabajado”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39161, 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]. trabajado is at rank #3,369, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxað̞o].
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 39161, this pair ranks #166,072 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of trabajada vs trabajado
Shared letters: abdjrt. Private to "trabajada": -. Private to "trabajado": o.
"trabajada" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "trabajado" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "trabajada" for "trabajado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "trabajada" or "trabajado"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "trabajada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trabajado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,072 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trabajada" and "trabajado" 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 #166,072 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.