reação
/ʀja.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
The verdict
“reação” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,864. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,864
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,668
- “R” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ação provocada em razão de uma outra anteriormente ocorrida
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reação |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ʀja.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #1,864 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “reação” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around reação (IPA /ʀja.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,864 among 1,668 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ação provocada em razão de uma outra anteriormente ocorrida".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for reação, with forms such as "eração", "raeção", and "reaãço". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "reach", "região", "recado", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is reação, spelled R-E-A-Ç-Ã-O.
Definition
- 1ação provocada em razão de uma outra anteriormente ocorrida
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eração
- raeção
- reaãço
- reaçoã
- reçaão
- rreação
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reação - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “reação”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-E-A-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ʀja.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “reach” - see the side-by-side comparison. reação vs reach
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Same frequency band
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.