rajar

[raˈxaɾ]

/[raˈxaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“rajar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #43,807. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,807
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dividir en trozos por medio de hendeduras practicadas a golpe.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rajar · rajar · Spanish

rajar · rank #43,807 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,807
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH ranchero

Nearest frequency peer: ranchero (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “rajar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “rajar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rajar vs roja
60% similar
rajar vs raza
60% similar
rajar vs rara
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rajar
PropertyValue
Headwordrajar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[raˈxaɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#43,807
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “rajar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).rajarcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ranchero” (#43,808), “rastrero” (#43,810), “Raymundo” (#43,811). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rajar” va en #43,807. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around rajar (IPA [raˈxaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #43,807 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for rajar, with forms such as "arjar", "raajr", and "rajarr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "roja", "raza", "rara", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is rajar, spelled R-A-J-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dividir en trozos por medio de hendeduras practicadas a golpe.
  2. 2
    Hender o abrir hendedura.
  3. 3
    Romper o quebrar.
  4. 4
    Decir muchas mentiras.
  5. 5
    Faltar a su palabra.
  6. 6
    Cortar a alguien con arma blanca.
  7. 7
    Sacar mal en un examen el profesor al alumno.
  8. 8
    Delatar a alguien, acusar una falta.
  9. 9
    Echar a alguien de un lugar.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how rajar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Confieso que no entiendo mucho de economía (a la que Thomas Carlyle llamaba, "la ciencia lúgubre"), y me rajaron en Política Económica. Sin embargo, sí creo saber algo de Derecho Civil, …

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arjar
  • raajr
  • rajarr
  • rajjar
  • rajra
  • rjaar
  • rrajar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rajar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

arjar2raajr2rajarr1rajjar1rajra2rjaar2rrajar1
Edit distance from "rajar"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rajar"?
"rajar" is spelled R-A-J-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [raˈxaɾ].
What does "rajar" mean?
As a verb, "rajar" means: Dividir en trozos por medio de hendeduras practicadas a golpe.
What words are commonly confused with "rajar"?
"rajar" is commonly confused with "roja", "raza", "rara". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rajar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rajar" is [raˈxaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rajar" come from?
"rajar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rajar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list