Which to use
“reacio” and “regadío” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,716
- “reacio” frequency rank
- #29,813
- “regadío” frequency rank
- 65529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reacio | regadío |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que se opone o se resiste a actuar. | Dicho de un campo de cultivo, que puede ser regado. |
Where the eye mixes reacio and regadío
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reacio runs 6 letters (CVVCVV) against regadío's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between reacio and regadío
A purely visual mix-up. reacio ([reˈasjo]) and regadío ([reɣ̞aˈð̞io]) 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 65529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reacio is recorded at frequency rank #35,716, classified as anadj, pronounced [reˈasjo]. regadío is at rank #29,813, tagged as anadj, pronounced [reɣ̞aˈð̞io].
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 65529, this pair ranks #42,366 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reacio vs regadío
Shared letters: aeor. Private to "reacio": ci. Private to "regadío": dgí.
"reacio" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "regadío" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reacio ← eracio · raecio · reaccio · reacoi · reaico · reasio · recaio · rreacio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reacio" for "regadío" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "reacio" or "regadío" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "reacio" and "regadío" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reacio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "regadío" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,366 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reacio" and "regadío" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regadío vs regado". 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 #42,366 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.