Which to use
“reír” is a verb and “reja” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,778
- “reír” frequency rank
- #16,966
- “reja” frequency rank
- 22744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reír | reja |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Reírse (emitir sonidos de alegría con la boca). | Instrumento de hierro, que es parte del arado y sirve para romper y revolver la tierra. |
Where the eye mixes reír and reja
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses reír with reja
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reír is [reˈiɾ] while reja is [ˈrexa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reír is recorded at frequency rank #5,778, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈiɾ]. 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 22744, this pair ranks #248,920 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reír vs reja
Shared letters: er. Private to "reír": í. Private to "reja": aj.
"reír" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "reja" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reja ← erja · reaj · rejja · rjea · rreja
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reír" for "reja" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reír" vs "reja" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reír" 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 #248,920 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reír" and "reja" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reja 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 #248,920 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.