trabajadovstrabajaronWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“trabajado” and “trabajaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,369
“trabajado” frequency rank
#11,688
“trabajaron” frequency rank
15057
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature trabajado trabajaron
Definition Participio de trabajar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de trabajar.

Where the eye mixes trabajado and trabajaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

9 ch
trabajado
10 ch
trabajaron

Visual trap between trabajado and trabajaron

A purely visual mix-up. trabajado ([t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxað̞o]) and trabajaron ([t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxaɾõn]) 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 15057, 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]. trabajaron is at rank #11,688, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxaɾõn].

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 15057, this pair ranks #281,663 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of trabajado vs trabajaron

Shared letters: abjort. Private to "trabajado": d. Private to "trabajaron": n.

"trabajado" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV  ·  "trabajaron" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • trabajadortabajado · tarbajado · traabjado · trabaajdo · trabajaddo · trabajaod · trabajdao · trabajjado
  • trabajaronrtabajaron · tarbajaron · traabjaron · trabaajron · trabajaorn · trabajarno · trabajaronn · trabajarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "trabajado" for "trabajaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxað̞o] versus [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "trabajado" vs "trabajaron" - which ranks higher?
"trabajado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,369 in our Spanish list, against #11,688 for "trabajaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "trabajado" and "trabajaron" 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 "trabajaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #281,663 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "trabajado" and "trabajaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trabajados vs trabajaron". 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 #281,663 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list