Which to use
“trabajé” is a verb and “trabajos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,497
- “trabajé” frequency rank
- #1,026
- “trabajos” frequency rank
- 13523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trabajé | trabajos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de trabajar. | Forma del plural de trabajo. |
Where the eye mixes trabajé and trabajos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. trabajé runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against trabajos's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between trabajé and trabajos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: trabajé is [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxe] while trabajos is [t̪ɾaˈβ̞axos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13523, 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]. trabajos is at rank #1,026, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈβ̞axos].
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 13523, this pair ranks #287,548 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of trabajé vs trabajos
Shared letters: abjrt. Private to "trabajé": é. Private to "trabajos": os.
"trabajé" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "trabajos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- trabajos ← rtabajos · tarbajos · traabjos · trabajjos · trabajoss · trabajso · trabaojs · trabbajos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "trabajé" for "trabajos" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "trabajé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trabajos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,548 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trabajé" and "trabajos" 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 #287,548 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.