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“trabajadoras” and “trabajadores” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,213
- “trabajadoras” frequency rank
- #835
- “trabajadores” frequency rank
- 10048
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trabajadoras | trabajadores |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de trabajador. | Forma del masculino plural de trabajador. |
Where the eye mixes trabajadoras and trabajadores
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. trabajadoras and trabajadores follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses trabajadoras with trabajadores
A purely visual mix-up. trabajadoras ([t̪ɾaβ̞axaˈð̞oɾas]) and trabajadores ([t̪ɾaβ̞axaˈð̞oɾes]) 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 a single letter - a in “trabajadoras” becomes e in “trabajadores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10048, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trabajadoras is recorded at frequency rank #9,213, classified as anadj, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞axaˈð̞oɾas]. 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 10048, this pair ranks #300,005 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of trabajadoras vs trabajadores
Shared letters: abdjorst. Private to "trabajadoras": -. Private to "trabajadores": e.
"trabajadoras" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVCVC · "trabajadores" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- trabajadoras ← rtabajadoras · tarbajadoras · traabjadoras · trabaajdoras · trabajaddoras · trabajadoars · trabajadorass · trabajadorras
- trabajadores ← rtabajadores · tarbajadores · traabjadores · trabaajdores · trabajaddores · trabajadoers · trabajadoress · trabajadorres
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "trabajadoras" for "trabajadores" ever safe?
Which is more common, "trabajadoras" or "trabajadores"?
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 "trabajadoras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trabajadores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,005 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trabajadoras" and "trabajadores" 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 #300,005 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.