Which to use
“reja” and “REM” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,966
- “reja” frequency rank
- #35,225
- “REM” frequency rank
- 52191
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reja | REM |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Instrumento de hierro, que es parte del arado y sirve para romper y revolver la tierra. | Fase del sueño durante la que suceden los ensueños más intensos. Durante esta fase, los ojos se mueven rápidamente y la actividad de las neuronas del cerebro se asemeja a la de cuando se está despierto. |
Where the eye mixes reja and REM
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between reja and REM
A purely visual mix-up. reja ([ˈrexa]) and REM ([ˈrẽm]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52191, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reja is recorded at frequency rank #16,966, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈrexa]. REM is at rank #35,225, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈrẽm].
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 52191, this pair ranks #93,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reja vs REM
Shared letters: er. Private to "reja": aj. Private to "REM": m.
"reja" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "REM" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reja ← erja · reaj · rejja · rjea · rreja
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reja" for "REM" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reja" vs "REM" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "REM" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reja" and "REM" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "REM vs rema". 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 #93,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.