# raj vs Rajiv

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### raj
*noun · IPA /ɹɑːd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #13,997*
Reign; rule.

### Rajiv
*name · frequency rank #30,931*
A male given name from Sanskrit of Indian usage.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raj-vs-rajiv