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“risa” and “roja” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,472
- “risa” frequency rank
- #1,955
- “roja” frequency rank
- 4427
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | risa | roja |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acto o efecto de reír, consistente en un movimiento de la boca y otras partes del rostro que expresa contento, alegría o placer. | Tarjeta roja. |
Where the eye mixes risa and roja
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: risa vs roja
A purely visual mix-up. risa ([ˈrisa]) and roja ([ˈroxa]) 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 4427, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
risa is recorded at frequency rank #2,472, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈrisa]. roja is at rank #1,955, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈroxa].
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 4427, this pair ranks #316,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of risa vs roja
Shared letters: ar. Private to "risa": is. Private to "roja": jo.
"risa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "roja" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "risa" and "roja" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "risa" vs "roja" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "risa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "roja" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #316,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "risa" and "roja" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rifas vs risa". 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 #316,130 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.