Which to use
“trabajado” and “trabajando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,369
- “trabajado” frequency rank
- #1,072
- “trabajando” frequency rank
- 4441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trabajado | trabajando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de trabajar. | Gerundio de trabajar. |
Where the eye mixes trabajado and trabajando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. trabajado runs 9 letters (CCVCVCVCV) against trabajando's 10 (CCVCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses trabajado with trabajando
A purely visual mix-up. trabajado ([t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxað̞o]) and trabajando ([t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxãn̪d̪o]) 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 4441, 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]. trabajando is at rank #1,072, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxãn̪d̪o].
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 4441, this pair ranks #316,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of trabajado vs trabajando
Shared letters: abdjort. Private to "trabajado": -. Private to "trabajando": n.
"trabajado" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV · "trabajando" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- trabajado ← rtabajado · tarbajado · traabjado · trabaajdo · trabajaddo · trabajaod · trabajdao · trabajjado
- trabajando ← rtabajando · tarbajando · traabjando · trabaajndo · trabajadno · trabajanddo · trabajanndo · trabajanod
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "trabajado" and "trabajando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "trabajado" vs "trabajando" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "trabajando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #316,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trabajado" and "trabajando" 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 #316,086 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.