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“trabajamos” and “trabajaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,679
- “trabajamos” frequency rank
- #11,688
- “trabajaron” frequency rank
- 17367
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trabajamos | trabajaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de trabajar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de trabajar. |
Where the eye mixes trabajamos and trabajaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: trabajamos vs trabajaron
A purely visual mix-up. trabajamos ([t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxamos]) and trabajaron ([t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxaɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17367, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trabajamos is recorded at frequency rank #5,679, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxamos]. 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 17367, this pair ranks #272,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of trabajamos vs trabajaron
Shared letters: abjort. Private to "trabajamos": ms. Private to "trabajaron": n.
"trabajamos" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC · "trabajaron" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- trabajamos ← rtabajamos · tarbajamos · traabjamos · trabaajmos · trabajammos · trabajamoss · trabajamso · trabajaoms
- trabajaron ← rtabajaron · tarbajaron · traabjaron · trabaajron · trabajaorn · trabajarno · trabajaronn · trabajarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "trabajamos" and "trabajaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "trabajamos" or "trabajaron" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "trabajamos" and "trabajaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "trabajamos" 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 #272,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trabajamos" 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 #272,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.