Which to use
“Raya” and “rays” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,726
- “Raya” frequency rank
- #6,827
- “rays” frequency rank
- 43553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Raya | rays |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ellipsis of Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival that marks the end of the Ramadan fast. | plural of ray |
Letter map: Raya vs rays
Shared letters muted; letters that set Raya and rays apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: Raya and rays
Raya and rays 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 a single letter - a in “Raya” becomes s in “rays”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Raya is recorded at frequency rank #36,726, classified as anoun. rays is at rank #6,827, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹeɪz/.
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 43553, this pair ranks #238,914 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Raya vs rays
Shared letters: ary. Private to "Raya": -. Private to "rays": s.
"Raya" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "rays" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Raya" and "rays" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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What to do next
Pair "Raya" vs "rays" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Raya" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rays" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #238,914 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Raya" and "rays" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Raya vs Rua". 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 #238,914 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.