Which to use
“trabajar” and “trabajaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #518
- “trabajar” frequency rank
- #11,688
- “trabajaron” frequency rank
- 12206
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trabajar | trabajaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Realizar una actividad sea física o mental. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de trabajar. |
Where the eye mixes trabajar and trabajaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. trabajar runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against trabajaron's 10 (CCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: trabajar vs trabajaron
A purely visual mix-up. trabajar ([t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxaɾ]) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “trabajar” sits inside “trabajaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12206, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trabajar is recorded at frequency rank #518, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxaɾ]. 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 12206, this pair ranks #292,368 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of trabajar vs trabajaron
Shared letters: abjrt. Private to "trabajar": -. Private to "trabajaron": no.
"trabajar" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "trabajaron" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- trabajar ← rtabajar · tarbajar · traabjar · trabaajr · trabajarr · trabajjar · trabajra · trabbajar
- trabajaron ← rtabajaron · tarbajaron · traabjaron · trabaajron · trabajaorn · trabajarno · trabajaronn · trabajarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "trabajar" and "trabajaron" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "trabajar" vs "trabajaron" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "trabajar" and "trabajaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "trabajar" 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 #292,368 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trabajar" 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 #292,368 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.