Which to use
“trabajador” is a noun and “trabajaron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,958
- “trabajador” frequency rank
- #11,688
- “trabajaron” frequency rank
- 14646
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trabajador | trabajaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona que se dedica a ejercer una actividad específica a cambio de una remuneración quincenal o mensual. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de trabajar. |
Where the eye mixes trabajador and trabajaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: trabajador vs trabajaron
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: trabajador is [t̪ɾaβ̞axaˈð̞oɾ] while trabajaron is [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxaɾõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14646, 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]. 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 14646, this pair ranks #283,324 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of trabajador vs trabajaron
Shared letters: abjort. Private to "trabajador": d. Private to "trabajaron": n.
"trabajador" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC · "trabajaron" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- trabajador ← rtabajador · tarbajador · traabjador · trabaajdor · trabajaddor · trabajadorr · trabajadro · trabajaodr
- trabajaron ← rtabajaron · tarbajaron · traabjaron · trabaajron · trabajaorn · trabajarno · trabajaronn · trabajarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "trabajador" for "trabajaron" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "trabajador" 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 #283,324 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trabajador" 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 #283,324 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.