rayen

[ˈraʝẽn]

/[ˈraʝẽn]/ verb

The verdict

“rayen” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,874 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,874
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de rayar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-rayen · rayen · Spanish

rayen · rank #98,874 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,874
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH ratera

Nearest frequency peer: ratera (-2 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “rayen”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “rayen” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rayen
PropertyValue
Headwordrayen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈraʝẽn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#98,874
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “rayen” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).rayencae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “ratera” (#98,872), “raquitismo” (#98,871), “reagrupamiento” (#98,877). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “rayen” va en #98,874. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rayen is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,874 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈraʝẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for rayen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is rayen, spelled R-A-Y-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de rayar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de rayar.

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 "rayen"?
"rayen" is spelled R-A-Y-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈraʝẽn].
What does "rayen" mean?
As a verb, "rayen" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de rayar.
How do you pronounce "rayen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rayen" is [ˈraʝẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rayen" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list