# rajah vs Raya

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### rajah
*noun · IPA /ˈɹɑː.d͡ʒə/ · frequency rank #44,432*
A Hindu prince or ruler in India.

### Raya
*noun · frequency rank #36,726*
Ellipsis of Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival that marks the end of the Ramadan fast.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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