Which to use
“trabajador” is a noun and “trabajadores” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,958
- “trabajador” frequency rank
- #835
- “trabajadores” frequency rank
- 3793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trabajador | trabajadores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona que se dedica a ejercer una actividad específica a cambio de una remuneración quincenal o mensual. | Forma del masculino plural de trabajador. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set trabajador and trabajadores apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
trabajador and trabajadores form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “trabajador” sits inside “trabajadores” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trabajador is recorded at frequency rank #2,958, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞axaˈð̞oɾ]. trabajadores is at rank #835, tagged as anadj, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞axaˈð̞oɾes].
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 3793, this pair ranks #317,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering trabajador vs trabajadores
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “trabajador”; for an adjective, it's “trabajadores”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “trabajador” entry
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