Which to use
“trabajé” is a verb and “trabas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,497
- “trabajé” frequency rank
- #15,242
- “trabas” frequency rank
- 27739
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trabajé | trabas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de trabajar. | Forma del plural de traba. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set trabajé and trabas apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: trabajé is [t̪ɾaβ̞aˈxe] while trabas is [ˈt̪ɾaβ̞as]. 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 27739, 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]. trabas is at rank #15,242, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾaβ̞as].
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 27739, this pair ranks #225,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of trabajé vs trabas
Shared letters: abrt. Private to "trabajé": jé. Private to "trabas": s.
"trabajé" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "trabas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- trabas ← rtabas · tarbas · traabs · trabass · trabbas · trabsa · travas · trbaas