Which to use
“rabia” and “raya” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,374
- “rabia” frequency rank
- #8,702
- “raya” frequency rank
- 13076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rabia | raya |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Enfermedad infecciosa del sistema nervioso, producida por un virus que provoca una encefalitis aguda que resulta fatal, salvo que se trate antes de la aparición de los síntomas en el período inmediatamente posterior a la infección. Afecta a varias especies de animales, en especial carnívoros y roedores, y al ser humano, y en muchos países es una causa importante de muertes. | Marca o señal larga y estrecha. |
Where the eye mixes rabia and raya
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. rabia ([ˈraβ̞ja]) and raya ([ˈraʝa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rabia is recorded at frequency rank #4,374, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈraβ̞ja]. raya is at rank #8,702, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈraʝa].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 13076, this pair ranks #289,246 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rabia vs raya
Shared letters: ar. Private to "rabia": bi. Private to "raya": y.
"rabia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "raya" · 4 letters · shape CVVV