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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.

4 ch
reja
3 ch
REM

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

  • rejaerja · reaj · rejja · rjea · rreja

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "reja" for "REM" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈrexa] versus [ˈrẽm]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reja" vs "REM" - which ranks higher?
"reja" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,966 in our Spanish list, against #35,225 for "REM". 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 "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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list