Which to use
“trabajé” and “trabajen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,497
- “trabajé” frequency rank
- #12,727
- “trabajen” frequency rank
- 25224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trabajé | trabajen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de trabajar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de trabajar. |
Where the eye mixes trabajé and trabajen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. trabajé runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against trabajen's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses trabajé with trabajen
A purely visual mix-up. trabajé ([t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxe]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trabajé is recorded at frequency rank #12,497, classified as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxe]. 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 25224, this pair ranks #237,420 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of trabajé vs trabajen
Shared letters: abjrt. Private to "trabajé": é. Private to "trabajen": en.
"trabajé" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "trabajen" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- trabajen ← rtabajen · tarbajen · traabjen · trabaejn · trabajenn · trabajjen · trabajne · trabbajen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "trabajé" and "trabajen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "trabajé" vs "trabajen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "trabajé" 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 #237,420 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trabajé" and "trabajen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trabada vs trabajé". 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 #237,420 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.