rajavsrajoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“raja” and “rajo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,554
“raja” frequency rank
#49,884
“rajo” frequency rank
63438
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature raja rajo
Definition Herida o hendidura poco profunda y larga hecha con un objeto filoso. Excavación en forma de surco profundo para extraer el mineral de cobre.

Where the eye mixes raja and rajo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
raja
4 ch
rajo

Visual trap between raja and rajo

A purely visual mix-up. raja ([ˈraxa]) and rajo ([ˈraxo]) 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 a single letter - a in “raja” becomes o in “rajo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

raja is recorded at frequency rank #13,554, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈraxa]. rajo is at rank #49,884, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈraxo].

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 63438, this pair ranks #48,761 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of raja vs rajo

Shared letters: ajr. Private to "raja": -. Private to "rajo": o.

"raja" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "rajo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rajaarja · raaj · rajja · rjaa · rraja
  • rajoarjo · rajjo · raoj · rjao · rrajo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "raja" and "rajo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈraxa] versus [ˈraxo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "raja" vs "rajo" - which ranks higher?
"raja" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,554 in our Spanish list, against #49,884 for "rajo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "raja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "rajo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #48,761 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "raja" and "rajo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rajo vs ruano". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #48,761 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list