verb · #201
to work
Example: Trabaja en un banco.
She works at a bank.
Spanish → English
trabajar
trabajar is Spanish for to work.
What trabajar means
How common is it?
trabajar is ranked #201 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It is in the everyday core of the language — common enough that it is worth knowing cold before you move on to specialist vocabulary.
Nearby on the frequency list
Words with a similar frequency to trabajar — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- el plan — plan
- la decisión — decision
- la opinión — opinion
- estudiar — to study
- aprender — to learn
- enseñar — to teach, to show
See all 500 most common Spanish words
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22