Which to use
“rajar” and “rozar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,807
- “rajar” frequency rank
- #39,444
- “rozar” frequency rank
- 83251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rajar | rozar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dividir en trozos por medio de hendeduras practicadas a golpe. | Apenas tocar en movimiento un borde de un cuerpo físico a otro. |
Where the eye mixes rajar and rozar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. rajar and rozar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between rajar and rozar
A purely visual mix-up. rajar ([raˈxaɾ]) and rozar ([roˈsaɾ]) 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 83251, 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]. rozar is at rank #39,444, tagged as averb, pronounced [roˈsaɾ].
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 83251, this pair ranks #8,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rajar vs rozar
Shared letters: ar. Private to "rajar": j. Private to "rozar": oz.
"rajar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rozar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rajar" for "rozar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rajar" or "rozar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "rajar" and "rozar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rajar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rozar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rajar" and "rozar" 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 #8,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.