Which to use
“trabajado” is a verb and “trabajados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,369
- “trabajado” frequency rank
- #37,884
- “trabajados” frequency rank
- 41253
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trabajado | trabajados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de trabajar. | Forma del plural de trabajado, participio de trabajar. |
Where the eye mixes trabajado and trabajados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses trabajado with trabajados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: trabajado is [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxað̞o] while trabajados is [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “trabajado” sits inside “trabajados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41253, 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]. trabajados is at rank #37,884, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxað̞os].
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 41253, this pair ranks #154,663 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of trabajado vs trabajados
Shared letters: abdjort. Private to "trabajado": -. Private to "trabajados": s.
"trabajado" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "trabajados" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- trabajado ← rtabajado · tarbajado · traabjado · trabaajdo · trabajaddo · trabajaod · trabajdao · trabajjado
- trabajados ← rtabajados · tarbajados · traabjados · trabaajdos · trabajaddos · trabajadoss · trabajadso · trabajaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "trabajado" for "trabajados" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "trabajado" or "trabajados" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "trabajados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,663 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trabajado" and "trabajados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trabajada 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 #154,663 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.