# Raju

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #32,143

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Telugu.
2. A surname from Telugu [in turn originating as a patronymic].

## Etymology
Borrowed from Telugu రాజు (rāju, “king”), from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).

## Easily confused with
- **ran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raju-vs-ran)
- **ray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raju-vs-ray)
- **raw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raju-vs-raw)
- **RAM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raju-vs-ram)
- **rat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raju-vs-rat)
- **rap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raju-vs-rap)
- **Rao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raju-vs-rao)
- **ras** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raju-vs-ras)
- **rav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raju-vs-rav)
- **rate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raju-vs-rate)
- **rare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raju-vs-rare)
- **rape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raju-vs-rape)
- **rank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raju-vs-rank)
- **rats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raju-vs-rats)
- **rays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raju-vs-rays)
- **ramp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raju-vs-ramp)
- **rand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raju-vs-rand)
- **rams** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raju-vs-rams)
- **rang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raju-vs-rang)
- **rant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raju-vs-rant)

## Common misspellings (5)
`arju`, `rajju`, `rauj`, `rjau`, `rraju`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/raju