reaccionanvsreaccionóTell them apart

Which to use

“reaccionan” and “reaccionó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,126
“reaccionan” frequency rank
#18,063
“reaccionó” frequency rank
39189
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reaccionan reaccionó
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reaccionar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de reaccionar.

Where the eye mixes reaccionan and reaccionó

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. reaccionan runs 10 letters (CVVCCVVCVC) against reaccionó's 9 (CVVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
reaccionan
9 ch
reaccionó

Visual trap between reaccionan and reaccionó

A purely visual mix-up. reaccionan ([reakˈsjonãn]) and reaccionó ([reaksjoˈno]) 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 39189, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reaccionan is recorded at frequency rank #21,126, classified as averb, pronounced [reakˈsjonãn]. reaccionó is at rank #18,063, tagged as averb, pronounced [reaksjoˈno].

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 39189, this pair ranks #165,903 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reaccionan vs reaccionó

Shared letters: aceinor. Private to "reaccionan": -. Private to "reaccionó": ó.

"reaccionan" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVC  ·  "reaccionó" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reaccionan ← eraccionan · raeccionan · reaccinoan · reaccioann · reaccionann · reaccionna · reaccionnan · reaccoinan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reaccionan" and "reaccionó" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reakˈsjonãn] versus [reaksjoˈno]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "reaccionan" or "reaccionó" show up more?
"reaccionó" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,063 in our Spanish list, against #21,126 for "reaccionan". 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 "reaccionan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reaccionó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #165,903 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reaccionan" and "reaccionó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reaccionan vs reaccionaron". 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 #165,903 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