roja

/ˈro.xa/

//ˈro.xa// adj

The verdict

“roja” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #53,002 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,002
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - feminino de rojo

Corpus desk

Index PT-roja · roja · Portuguese

roja · rank #53,002 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,002
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH roçar

Nearest frequency peer: roçar (+3 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “roja”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “roja” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for roja
PropertyValue
Headwordroja
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈro.xa/
Letters4
Frequency rank#53,002
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “roja” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).rojacai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “roçar” (#53,005), “rijo” (#52,998), “Rian” (#52,996). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “roja” fica em #53,002. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

roja is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #53,002 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈro.xa/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "feminino de rojo".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for roja, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is roja, spelled R-O-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    feminino de rojo

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "roja"?
"roja" is spelled R-O-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈro.xa/.
What does "roja" mean?
As an adjective, "roja" means: feminino de rojo
How do you pronounce "roja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "roja" is /ˈro.xa/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "roja" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "roja", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list