# react

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹiːˈækt/ · frequency rank #5,538

## Definitions
1. To act in response.
2. To act or perform a second time; to do over again; to reenact.
3. To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force
4. To act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act in opposition.
5. To cause chemical agents to react; to cause one chemical agent to react with another.
6. To post a reaction (icon or emoji indicating how one feels about a posted message).

## Etymology
From re- + act. Piecewise doublet of redact.

## Easily confused with
- **rec** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/react-vs-rec)
- **ret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/react-vs-ret)
- **real** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/react-vs-real)
- **read** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/react-vs-read)
- **rest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/react-vs-rest)
- **rent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/react-vs-rent)
- **rear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/react-vs-rear)
- **reap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/react-vs-reap)
- **reit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/react-vs-reit)
- **ready** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/react-vs-ready)
- **reads** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/react-vs-reads)
- **realm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/react-vs-realm)
- **roast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/react-vs-roast)
- **reset** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/react-vs-reset)
- **Reich** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/react-vs-reich)
- **roach** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/react-vs-roach)
- **Reece** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/react-vs-reece)
- **remit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/react-vs-remit)
- **Reade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/react-vs-reade)
- **refit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/react-vs-refit)

## Common misspellings (7)
`eract`, `raect`, `reacct`, `reactt`, `reatc`, `recat`, `rreact`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/react