Which to use
“trabajado” and “trabajan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,369
- “trabajado” frequency rank
- #2,750
- “trabajan” frequency rank
- 6119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trabajado | trabajan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de trabajar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de trabajar. |
Where the eye mixes trabajado and trabajan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses trabajado with trabajan
A purely visual mix-up. trabajado ([t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxað̞o]) and trabajan ([t̪ɾaˈβ̞axãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6119, 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]. trabajan is at rank #2,750, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈβ̞axãn].
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 6119, this pair ranks #311,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of trabajado vs trabajan
Shared letters: abjrt. Private to "trabajado": do. Private to "trabajan": n.
"trabajado" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "trabajan" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "trabajado" and "trabajan" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "trabajado" vs "trabajan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "trabajado" and "trabajan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "trabajado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trabajan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trabajado" and "trabajan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trabada vs trabajan". 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 #311,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.