Which to use
“reação” and “reach” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,864
- “reação” frequency rank
- #28,744
- “reach” frequency rank
- 30608
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reação | reach |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ação provocada em razão de uma outra anteriormente ocorrida | alcance |
Where the eye mixes reação and reach
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. reação runs 6 letters (CVVCVV) against reach's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reação vs reach
A purely visual mix-up. reação (/ʀja.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and reach (/ɹiːt͡ʃ/) 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 30608, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reação is recorded at frequency rank #1,864, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʀja.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. reach is at rank #28,744, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹiːt͡ʃ/.
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 30608, this pair ranks #37,695 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reação vs reach
Shared letters: aer. Private to "reação": oãç. Private to "reach": ch.
"reação" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "reach" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reach ← erach · raech · reacch · reachh · reahc · recah · rreach
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reação" and "reach" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reação" or "reach"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "reação" and "reach" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reach" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,695 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reação" and "reach" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "racha vs reach". 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 #37,695 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.