Reaktion

[ˌʁeakˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[ˌʁeakˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Reaktion” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,900. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,900
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Gegen-)Handlung beziehungsweise Wirkung, die aus einer vorhergehenden Handlung oder einem Reiz folgt

Corpus desk

Index DE-reaktion · Reaktion · German

Reaktion · rank #1,900 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,900
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH one

Nearest frequency peer: one (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Reaktion“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Reaktion“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Reaktion vs Reaktor
75% similar
Reaktion vs relation
63% similar
Reaktion vs Redaktion
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Reaktion
PropertyValue
HeadwordReaktion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌʁeakˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,900
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Reaktion“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Reaktionliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „one“ (#1,899), „rote“ (#1,901), „Norden“ (#1,898). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Reaktion“ bei #1,900. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Reaktion (IPA [ˌʁeakˈt͡si̯oːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,900 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Reaktion, with forms such as "eraktion", "raektion", and "reakiton". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Reaktor", "relation", "Redaktion", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Reaktion, spelled R-E-A-K-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Gegen-)Handlung beziehungsweise Wirkung, die aus einer vorhergehenden Handlung oder einem Reiz folgt
  2. 2
    Vorgang, bei dem eine oder meist mehrere chemische Verbindungen in andere umgewandelt werden und Energie freigesetzt oder aufgenommen wird
  3. 3
    politische Gruppierung/Haltung, die hergekommene Verhältnisse bewahren will und daher Neuerungen ablehnt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Reaktion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Reaktion des Publikums auf die Darbietung war überaus positiv: es gab stürmischen Beifall.
  2. Die Reaktion auf den Vertrauensbruch ließ nicht auf sich warten.

Antonyms

Aktion

This word in other languages

reaction(English)reacción(Español)réaction(Français)reação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eraktion
  • raektion
  • reakiton
  • reakktion
  • reaktino
  • reaktionn
  • reaktoin
  • reakttion
  • reatkion
  • rekation
  • rreaktion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Reaktion - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eraktion2raektion2reakiton2reakktion1reaktino2reaktionn1reaktoin2reakttion1
Edit distance from "Reaktion"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Reaktion"?
"Reaktion" is spelled R-E-A-K-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʁeakˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Reaktion" mean?
As a noun, "Reaktion" means: (Gegen-)Handlung beziehungsweise Wirkung, die aus einer vorhergehenden Handlung oder einem Reiz folgt
What words are commonly confused with "Reaktion"?
"Reaktion" is commonly confused with "Reaktor", "relation", "Redaktion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Reaktion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reaktion" is [ˌʁeakˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reaktion" come from?
"Reaktion" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schlagen#1,902Institut#1,891Dienstag#1,917früheren#1,920

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

fordert11 variantsentlang11 variantsPunkten11 variantsStimmung11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list