reacionário
Portuguese, adjective/ʁe.a.si.oˈna.ɾju/
reacionário is spelled R-E-A-C-I-O-N-Á-R-I-O (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 38,633rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Reacionário is a Portuguese adjective meaning “reactionary (opposing change)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “da, ou próprio da reação; que reage”.
What does reacionário mean in English?
adjective
- 1
reactionary (opposing change)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. da, ou próprio da reação; que reage 2. contrário ao socialismo 3. aquele que se opõe às mudanças preconizadas pelos militantes de esquerda, tais como a concessão de tratamento igualitário às minorias, relativização do direito de propriedade e controle sobre a imprensa
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of reacionário
- reacionária feminine
- reacionários masculine plural
- reacionárias feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce reacionário?
- Brazil /ʁe.a.si.oˈna.ɾju/
- Brazil [he.a.si.oˈna.ɾju]
- Brazil /ʁe.a.sjoˈna.ɾju/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to reacionário
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is reacionário in Portuguese?
reacionário appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).