Which to use
“raya” and “ruta” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,702
- “raya” frequency rank
- #1,792
- “ruta” frequency rank
- 10494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | raya | ruta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Marca o señal larga y estrecha. | Faja de terreno despejado y, habitualmente, acondicionado, para el tránsito de personas y vehículos. |
Where the eye mixes raya and ruta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses raya with ruta
A purely visual mix-up. raya ([ˈraʝa]) and ruta ([ˈrut̪a]) 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 10494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
raya is recorded at frequency rank #8,702, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈraʝa]. ruta is at rank #1,792, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈrut̪a].
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 10494, this pair ranks #298,402 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of raya vs ruta
Shared letters: ar. Private to "raya": y. Private to "ruta": tu.
"raya" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "ruta" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "raya" for "ruta" ever safe?
Frequency check: "raya" vs "ruta" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "raya" and "ruta" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "raya" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ruta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,402 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "raya" and "ruta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raya vs riba". 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 #298,402 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.