Which to use
“trabajadas” is a participle and “trabajamos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,812
- “trabajadas” frequency rank
- #5,679
- “trabajamos” frequency rank
- 40491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trabajadas | trabajamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de trabajado, participio de trabajar. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de trabajar. |
Where the eye mixes trabajadas and trabajamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. trabajadas and trabajamos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between trabajadas and trabajamos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: trabajadas is [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxað̞as] while trabajamos is [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxamos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40491, 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]. trabajamos is at rank #5,679, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxamos].
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 40491, this pair ranks #158,791 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of trabajadas vs trabajamos
Shared letters: abjrst. Private to "trabajadas": d. Private to "trabajamos": mo.
"trabajadas" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC · "trabajamos" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- trabajadas ← rtabajadas · tarbajadas · traabjadas · trabaajdas · trabajaads · trabajadass · trabajaddas · trabajadsa
- trabajamos ← rtabajamos · tarbajamos · traabjamos · trabaajmos · trabajammos · trabajamoss · trabajamso · trabajaoms
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "trabajadas" for "trabajamos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "trabajadas" vs "trabajamos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "trabajadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trabajamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,791 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trabajadas" and "trabajamos" 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 #158,791 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.