Which to use
“trabajadas” is a participle and “trabajado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,812
- “trabajadas” frequency rank
- #3,369
- “trabajado” frequency rank
- 38181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trabajadas | trabajado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de trabajado, participio de trabajar. | Participio de trabajar. |
Where the eye mixes trabajadas and trabajado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. trabajadas runs 10 letters (CCVCVCVCVC) against trabajado's 9 (CCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses trabajadas with trabajado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: trabajadas is [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxað̞as] while trabajado is [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trabajadas is recorded at frequency rank #34,812, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxað̞as]. 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 38181, this pair ranks #171,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of trabajadas vs trabajado
Shared letters: abdjrt. Private to "trabajadas": s. Private to "trabajado": o.
"trabajadas" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC · "trabajado" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- trabajadas ← rtabajadas · tarbajadas · traabjadas · trabaajdas · trabajaads · trabajadass · trabajaddas · trabajadsa
- trabajado ← rtabajado · tarbajado · traabjado · trabaajdo · trabajaddo · trabajaod · trabajdao · trabajjado
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "trabajadas" for "trabajado" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "trabajadas" or "trabajado" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "trabajadas" and "trabajado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "trabajadas" 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 #171,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trabajadas" and "trabajado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trabajadas vs trabajados". 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 #171,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.