Which to use
“trabajan” and “trabajen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,750
- “trabajan” frequency rank
- #12,727
- “trabajen” frequency rank
- 15477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trabajan | trabajen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de trabajar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de trabajar. |
Where the eye mixes trabajan and trabajen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. trabajan and trabajen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between trabajan and trabajen
A purely visual mix-up. trabajan ([t̪ɾaˈβ̞axãn]) and trabajen ([t̪ɾaˈβ̞axẽn]) 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 “trabajan” becomes e in “trabajen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trabajan is recorded at frequency rank #2,750, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈβ̞axãn]. trabajen is at rank #12,727, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈβ̞axẽn].
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 15477, this pair ranks #279,987 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of trabajan vs trabajen
Shared letters: abjnrt. Private to "trabajan": -. Private to "trabajen": e.
"trabajan" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "trabajen" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "trabajan" and "trabajen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "trabajan" vs "trabajen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "trabajan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trabajen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,987 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trabajan" and "trabajen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trabada vs trabajan". 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 #279,987 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.