Which to use
“trabajé” and “trabar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,497
- “trabajé” frequency rank
- #46,247
- “trabar” frequency rank
- 58744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trabajé | trabar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de trabajar. | Poner traba |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set trabajé and trabar apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. trabajé ([t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxe]) and trabar ([t̪ɾaˈβ̞aɾ]) 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 58744, 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]. trabar is at rank #46,247, tagged as averb, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈβ̞aɾ].
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 58744, this pair ranks #65,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of trabajé vs trabar
Shared letters: abrt. Private to "trabajé": jé. Private to "trabar": -.
"trabajé" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "trabar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- trabar ← rtabar · tarbar · traabr · trabarr · trabbar · trabra · travar · trbaar