réactance

\ʁe.ak.tɑ̃s\

/\ʁe.ak.tɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“réactance” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Opposition au courant électrique d’un dipôle pour une tension appliquée à ses bornes, due à l’inductance et la capacitance, et fonction de la fréquence ; partie imaginaire de l’impédance.

Key facts for réactance
PropertyValue
Headwordréactance
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁe.ak.tɑ̃s\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “réactance” sits in French frequency

réactance falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

réactance is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁe.ak.tɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for réactance in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is réactance, spelled R-É-A-C-T-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Opposition au courant électrique d’un dipôle pour une tension appliquée à ses bornes, due à l’inductance et la capacitance, et fonction de la fréquence ; partie imaginaire de l’impédance.
  2. 2
    Mécanisme de défense psychologique mis en œuvre par un individu qui tente de maintenir sa liberté d’action lorsqu’il la croit ôtée ou menacée.

This word in other languages

reactance(English)Blindwiderstand(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "réactance"?
"réactance" is spelled R-É-A-C-T-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.ak.tɑ̃s\.
What does "réactance" mean?
As a noun, "réactance" means: Opposition au courant électrique d’un dipôle pour une tension appliquée à ses bornes, due à l’inductance et la capacitance, et fonction de la fréquence ; partie imaginaire de l’impédance.
How do you pronounce "réactance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "réactance" is \ʁe.ak.tɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "réactance" come from?
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Using “réactance”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-É-A-C-T-A-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁe.ak.tɑ̃s\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list