Which to use
“rah” is an intj and “rajah” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,931
- “rah” frequency rank
- #44,432
- “rajah” frequency rank
- 71363
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rah | rajah |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An exclamation of support or encouragement. | A Hindu prince or ruler in India. |
Where the eye mixes rah and rajah
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. rah runs 3 letters (CVC) against rajah's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rah and rajah
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rah is /ɹɑː/ while rajah is /ˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/. 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 (intj vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71363, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rah is recorded at frequency rank #26,931, classified as anintj, pronounced /ɹɑː/. rajah is at rank #44,432, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/.
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 71363, this pair ranks #47,032 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rah vs rajah
Shared letters: ahr. Private to "rah": -. Private to "rajah": j.
"rah" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "rajah" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rajah ← arjah · raajh · rajahh · rajha · rajjah · rjaah · rrajah
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rah" for "rajah" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "rah" or "rajah" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rah" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rajah" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,032 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rah" and "rajah" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rabat vs rajah". 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 #47,032 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.