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“trabajaría” and “trabajaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,333
“trabajaría” frequency rank
#11,688
“trabajaron” frequency rank
48021
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature trabajaría trabajaron
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de trabajar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de trabajar.

Where the eye mixes trabajaría and trabajaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
trabajaría
10 ch
trabajaron

Visual trap between trabajaría and trabajaron

A purely visual mix-up. trabajaría ([t̪ɾaβ̞axaˈɾia]) 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 48021, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

trabajaría is recorded at frequency rank #36,333, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞axaˈɾia]. 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 48021, this pair ranks #116,754 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of trabajaría vs trabajaron

Shared letters: abjrt. Private to "trabajaría": í. Private to "trabajaron": no.

"trabajaría" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVV  ·  "trabajaron" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • trabajaronrtabajaron · tarbajaron · traabjaron · trabaajron · trabajaorn · trabajarno · trabajaronn · trabajarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "trabajaría" and "trabajaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ɾaβ̞axaˈɾia] versus [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "trabajaría" or "trabajaron" show up more?
"trabajaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,688 in our Spanish list, against #36,333 for "trabajaría". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "trabajaría" 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 #116,754 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "trabajaría" and "trabajaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trabajada vs trabajaría". 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 #116,754 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list