rajvsrowTell them apart

Which to use

“raj” and “row” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,997
“raj” frequency rank
#2,498
“row” frequency rank
16495
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature raj row
Definition Reign; rule. A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden, etc.

Where the eye mixes raj and row

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
raj
3 ch
row

Visual trap between raj and row

A purely visual mix-up. raj (/ɹɑːd͡ʒ/) and row (/ˈɹəʊ/) 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 16495, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

raj is recorded at frequency rank #13,997, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹɑːd͡ʒ/. row is at rank #2,498, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɹəʊ/.

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 16495, this pair ranks #457,387 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of raj vs row

Shared letters: r. Private to "raj": aj. Private to "row": ow.

"raj" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "row" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "raj" and "row" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ɹɑːd͡ʒ/ versus /ˈɹəʊ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "raj" or "row"?
"row" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,498 in our English list, against #13,997 for "raj". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "raj" and "row" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "raj" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "row" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #457,387 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "raj" and "row" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raj vs Rua". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #457,387 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list