Which to use
“trabajé” is a verb and “traje” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,497
- “trabajé” frequency rank
- #3,452
- “traje” frequency rank
- 15949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trabajé | traje |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de trabajar. | El modo particular de vestir. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set trabajé and traje apart are highlighted. They share 4 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 traje is [ˈt̪ɾaxe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 15949, 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]. traje is at rank #3,452, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾaxe].
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 15949, this pair ranks #278,114 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of trabajé vs traje
Shared letters: ajrt. Private to "trabajé": bé. Private to "traje": e.
"trabajé" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "traje" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- traje ← rtaje · tarje · traej · trajje · trjae · trraje · ttraje