Which to use
“trabajadores” is an adjective and “trabajados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #835
- “trabajadores” frequency rank
- #37,884
- “trabajados” frequency rank
- 38719
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trabajadores | trabajados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del masculino plural de trabajador. | Forma del plural de trabajado, participio de trabajar. |
Where the eye mixes trabajadores and trabajados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. trabajadores runs 12 letters (CCVCVCVCVCVC) against trabajados's 10 (CCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: trabajadores vs trabajados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: trabajadores is [t̪ɾaβ̞axaˈð̞oɾes] while trabajados is [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38719, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trabajadores is recorded at frequency rank #835, classified as anadj, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞axaˈð̞oɾes]. trabajados is at rank #37,884, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxað̞os].
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 38719, this pair ranks #168,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of trabajadores vs trabajados
Shared letters: abdjorst. Private to "trabajadores": e. Private to "trabajados": -.
"trabajadores" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVCVC · "trabajados" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- trabajadores ← rtabajadores · tarbajadores · traabjadores · trabaajdores · trabajaddores · trabajadoers · trabajadoress · trabajadorres
- trabajados ← rtabajados · tarbajados · traabjados · trabaajdos · trabajaddos · trabajadoss · trabajadso · trabajaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "trabajadores" and "trabajados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "trabajadores" or "trabajados" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "trabajadores" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trabajados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #168,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trabajadores" and "trabajados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trabajada 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 #168,459 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.