Which to use
“rajar” and “regar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,807
- “rajar” frequency rank
- #25,429
- “regar” frequency rank
- 69236
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rajar | regar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dividir en trozos por medio de hendeduras practicadas a golpe. | Llevar el agua a la tierra que cubre las plantas, a los sembradíos y a las plantas mismas. |
Where the eye mixes rajar and regar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. rajar and regar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: rajar vs regar
A purely visual mix-up. rajar ([raˈxaɾ]) and regar ([reˈɣ̞aɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69236, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rajar is recorded at frequency rank #43,807, classified as averb, pronounced [raˈxaɾ]. regar is at rank #25,429, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈɣ̞aɾ].
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 69236, this pair ranks #32,448 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rajar vs regar
Shared letters: ar. Private to "rajar": j. Private to "regar": eg.
"rajar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "regar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rajar" and "regar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "rajar" or "regar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rajar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,448 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rajar" and "regar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rajar vs rajo". 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 #32,448 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.