raya
[ˈraʝa]
The verdict
“raya” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,702. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,702
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,151
- “R” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Marca o señal larga y estrecha.
Corpus desk
Index ES-raya · raya · Spanish
raya · rank #8,702 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #8,702
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,151
- PHOTO-FINISH quedes
Nearest frequency peer: quedes (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “raya”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- pulgadas
pulgadas
91,302 corpus weight
- pusiste
pusiste
91,301 corpus weight
- quedes
quedes
91,300 corpus weight
- raya
raya
91,299 corpus weight
- reaccionar
reaccionar
91,298 corpus weight
- reciba
reciba
91,297 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “raya” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | raya |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈraʝa] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #8,702 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “raya” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around raya (IPA [ˈraʝa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,702 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for raya, with forms such as "arya", "raay", and "rayya". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rey", "Roy", "ría", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is raya, spelled R-A-Y-A.
Definition
- 1Marca o señal larga y estrecha.
- 2Signo de puntuación similar al guion , pero de mayor longitud (—). En español se suele emplear como marcador parentético, de diálogo o de lista en un texto escrito.
- 3En el código morse, signo individual más largo en oposición al más breve, que se llama punto.
- 4Por extensión, lindero que separa dos territorios.
- 5Separación central o lateral en el peinado que deja entrever el cuero cabelludo.
- 6Pliegue recto y longitudinal que se hace en los pantalones o faldas al plancharlos.
- 7Estría longitudinal o espiral en el ánima de un arma de fuego, que ayuda a la precisión de los disparos.
- 8Dosis de cocaína preparada para su consumo en forma de un montoncillo largo y delgado de la sustancia.
- 9Tipo de vino de Jerez de calidad inferior.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how raya appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Hice una raya verde en la pizarra.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- arya
- raay
- rayya
- rraya
- ryaa
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of raya - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "raya", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "raya". Here's where to go from here.
- "raya" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "rey". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #8,702 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Spanish words in the "R" letter cohort. R–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.