trabajadoravstrabajadorasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#7,078
“trabajadora” frequency rank
#9,213
“trabajadoras” frequency rank
16291
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature trabajadora trabajadoras
Definition Forma del femenino singular de trabajador. Forma del femenino plural de trabajador.

Where the eye mixes trabajadora and trabajadoras

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. trabajadora runs 11 letters (CCVCVCVCVCV) against trabajadoras's 12 (CCVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
trabajadora
12 ch
trabajadoras

Look-alike desk: trabajadora vs trabajadoras

A purely visual mix-up. trabajadora ([t̪ɾaβ̞axaˈð̞oɾa]) and trabajadoras ([t̪ɾaβ̞axaˈð̞oɾas]) 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 extra letter(s) - “trabajadora” sits inside “trabajadoras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

trabajadora is recorded at frequency rank #7,078, classified as anadj, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞axaˈð̞oɾa]. trabajadoras is at rank #9,213, tagged as anadj, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞axaˈð̞oɾas].

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 16291, this pair ranks #276,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of trabajadora vs trabajadoras

Shared letters: abdjort. Private to "trabajadora": -. Private to "trabajadoras": s.

"trabajadora" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVCV  ·  "trabajadoras" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • trabajadora ← rtabajadora · tarbajadora · traabjadora · trabaajdora · trabajaddora · trabajadoar · trabajadorra · trabajadroa
  • trabajadoras ← rtabajadoras · tarbajadoras · traabjadoras · trabaajdoras · trabajaddoras · trabajadoars · trabajadorass · trabajadorras

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "trabajadora" and "trabajadoras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ɾaβ̞axaˈð̞oɾa] versus [t̪ɾaβ̞axaˈð̞oɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "trabajadora" vs "trabajadoras" - which ranks higher?
"trabajadora" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,078 in our Spanish list, against #9,213 for "trabajadoras". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "trabajadora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "trabajadoras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #276,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "trabajadora" and "trabajadoras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trabajadoras 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 #276,770 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