Which to use
“trabajado” is a verb and “trabajador” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,369
- “trabajado” frequency rank
- #2,958
- “trabajador” frequency rank
- 6327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trabajado | trabajador |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de trabajar. | Persona que se dedica a ejercer una actividad específica a cambio de una remuneración quincenal o mensual. |
Where the eye mixes trabajado and trabajador
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. trabajado runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCV) against trabajador's 10 (CCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between trabajado and trabajador
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: trabajado is [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxað̞o] while trabajador is [t̪ɾaβ̞axaˈð̞oɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “trabajado” sits inside “trabajador”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trabajado is recorded at frequency rank #3,369, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxað̞o]. trabajador is at rank #2,958, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞axaˈð̞oɾ].
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 6327, this pair ranks #311,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of trabajado vs trabajador
Shared letters: abdjort. Private to "trabajado": -. Private to "trabajador": -.
"trabajado" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "trabajador" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- trabajado ← rtabajado · tarbajado · traabjado · trabaajdo · trabajaddo · trabajaod · trabajdao · trabajjado
- trabajador ← rtabajador · tarbajador · traabjador · trabaajdor · trabajaddor · trabajadorr · trabajadro · trabajaodr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "trabajado" and "trabajador" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "trabajado" vs "trabajador" - 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 "trabajado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trabajador" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trabajado" and "trabajador" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trabajado 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 #311,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.