trabajosvstrazadosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“trabajos” and “trazados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,026
“trabajos” frequency rank
#37,364
“trazados” frequency rank
38390
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature trabajos trazados
Definition Forma del plural de trabajo. Forma del plural de trazado.

Where the eye mixes trabajos and trazados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. trabajos and trazados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
trabajos
8 ch
trazados

Look-alike desk: trabajos vs trazados

A purely visual mix-up. trabajos ([t̪ɾaˈβ̞axos]) and trazados ([t̪ɾaˈsað̞os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38390, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

trabajos is recorded at frequency rank #1,026, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈβ̞axos]. trazados is at rank #37,364, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t̪ɾaˈsað̞os].

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 38390, this pair ranks #170,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of trabajos vs trazados

Shared letters: aorst. Private to "trabajos": bj. Private to "trazados": dz.

"trabajos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC  ·  "trazados" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • trabajos ← rtabajos · tarbajos · traabjos · trabajjos · trabajoss · trabajso · trabaojs · trabbajos
  • trazados ← rtazados · tarzados · traazdos · trazaddos · trazadoss · trazadso · trazaods · trazdaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "trabajos" for "trazados" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([t̪ɾaˈβ̞axos] versus [t̪ɾaˈsað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "trabajos" or "trazados" show up more?
"trabajos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,026 in our Spanish list, against #37,364 for "trazados". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "trabajos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "trazados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #170,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "trabajos" and "trazados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trazadas vs trazados". 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 #170,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list