raj
/ɹɑːd͡ʒ/noun
raj is spelled R-A-J: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 13,897th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, raj means “Reign; rule” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in raj?
| Letters | 3: R-A-J |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.5 times per million words; the 13,897th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is raj?
Raj appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 13,897th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce raj?
- /ɹɑːd͡ʒ/
- /ɹɑːʒ/
Raj has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-raj.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Raj.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with raj?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as raj from its last stressed vowel (/ɑdʒ/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: jar.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does raj mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Reign; rule.
noun
- 1
A system of government where authority is exercised by a specific group.
Licence Raj; Mafia Raj; Goonda Raj
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does raj come from?
Borrowed from Hindi राज (rāj), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-. Doublet of rex, rich, and others.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).