Which to use
“rajah” and “Raya” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,432
- “rajah” frequency rank
- #36,726
- “Raya” frequency rank
- 81158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rajah | Raya |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A Hindu prince or ruler in India. | Ellipsis of Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival that marks the end of the Ramadan fast. |
Letter map: rajah vs Raya
Shared letters muted; letters that set rajah and Raya apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: rajah and Raya
rajah and Raya are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rajah is recorded at frequency rank #44,432, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/. Raya is at rank #36,726, tagged as anoun.
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 81158, this pair ranks #18,262 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rajah vs Raya
Shared letters: ar. Private to "rajah": hj. Private to "Raya": y.
"rajah" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Raya" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rajah" and "Raya" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rajah" vs "Raya" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "rajah" and "Raya".
- Full dictionary entry for "rajah" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Raya" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,262 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rajah" and "Raya" 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 #18,262 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.