raga
"raga" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“raga” is uncommon English (frequency #50,758 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,758
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form.
Corpus desk
Index EN-raga · raga · English
raga · rank #50,758 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,758
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH rach
Nearest frequency peer: rach (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “raga”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- rabbinical
rabbinical
49,245 corpus weight
- rach
rach
49,244 corpus weight
- raga
raga
49,243 corpus weight
- raggedy
raggedy
49,242 corpus weight
- rawhide
rawhide
49,241 corpus weight
- reacher
reacher
49,240 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “raga” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | raga |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #50,758 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “raga” in English
Rare enough to double-check
raga is uncommon English at frequency #50,758 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
raga doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Sanskrit राग (rāga, “dye, colour”). The correct English form is raga, spelled R-A-G-A.
Definition
- 1Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form.
- 2Passion, love, lust.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how raga appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
‘The song is composed in a raga appropriate to the present hour, which is the evening.’
The conditions of asmita, raga, dvesha, and abhinivesha have a physical basis: they function to inhibit the normal pulsatory rhythms of the physical body.
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit राग (rāga, “dye, colour”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).