reaction

\ɹiˈæk.ʃən\

/\ɹiˈæk.ʃən\/ noun

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The verdict

“reaction” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,770. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,770
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Réaction.

Corpus desk

Index FR-reaction · reaction · French

reaction · rank #30,770 · 11 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,770
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH ratez

Nearest frequency peer: ratez (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « reaction »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « reaction » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

reaction vs relation
75% similar
reaction vs réactive
63% similar
reaction vs réactions
78% similar

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

Key facts for reaction
PropertyValue
Headwordreaction
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɹiˈæk.ʃən\
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,770
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « reaction »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).reactionse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ratez » (#30,769), « rebondit » (#30,771), « raquettes » (#30,768). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « reaction » est au #30,770. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around reaction (IPA \ɹiˈæk.ʃən\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,770 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Réaction.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for reaction, with forms such as "eraction", "raection", and "reacction". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "relation", "réactive", "réactions", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is reaction, spelled R-E-A-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Réaction.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. To every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction. (Newton's Third Law of Mechanics)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eraction
  • raection
  • reacction
  • reaciton
  • reactino
  • reactionn
  • reactoin
  • reacttion
  • reatcion
  • recation
  • rreaction

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reaction - 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.

eraction2raection2reacction1reaciton2reactino2reactionn1reactoin2reacttion1
Edit distance from "reaction"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reaction"?
"reaction" is spelled R-E-A-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɹiˈæk.ʃən\.
What does "reaction" mean?
As a noun, "reaction" means: Réaction.
What words are commonly confused with "reaction"?
"reaction" is commonly confused with "relation", "réactive", "réactions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reaction"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reaction" is \ɹiˈæk.ʃən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reaction" come from?
"reaction" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

rebondit#30,771respects#30,777retenant#30,778revenais#30,779

Similar misspelling depth

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

raquettes11 variantsréglisse11 variantsPretoria11 variantsplastic11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list