rajarvsrejaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: rajar is a verb, reja is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“rajar” is a verb and “reja” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,807
“rajar” frequency rank
#16,966
“reja” frequency rank
60773
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rajar reja
Definition Dividir en trozos por medio de hendeduras practicadas a golpe. Instrumento de hierro, que es parte del arado y sirve para romper y revolver la tierra.

Where the eye mixes rajar and reja

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

5 ch
rajar
4 ch
reja

Look-alike desk: rajar vs reja

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rajar is [raˈxaɾ] while reja is [ˈrexa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60773, 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]. reja is at rank #16,966, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈrexa].

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 60773, this pair ranks #57,793 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rajar vs reja

Shared letters: ajr. Private to "rajar": -. Private to "reja": e.

"rajar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "reja" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rajararjar · raajr · rajarr · rajjar · rajra · rjaar · rrajar
  • rejaerja · reaj · rejja · rjea · rreja

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "rajar" and "reja" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "rajar" is a verb and "reja" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "rajar" or "reja" show up more?
"reja" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,966 in our Spanish list, against #43,807 for "rajar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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 "reja" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #57,793 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rajar" and "reja" 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 #57,793 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