Spanish Words That Start With R

Spanish Words That Start With R! If you’re trying to broaden your Spanish vocabulary, there’s no better place to start than with the letter “R”! Spanish words that start with R are full of possibilities – from uncommon verbs and adjectives, to classic nouns like ‘ropa’ (clothing) and popular phrases like ‘¡Rapido!’ (fast). Whatever type of language skills you’re looking for, we have a list of ready-to-go Spanish words starting with R. Keep reading to learn new words, their definitions, and how they can be used in conversation.

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Common Spanish Words Starting With R

Spanish	Meanings
rayo	ray
rapidamente	quickly
region	region
retirada	retreat
ropa interior	underwear
rígido	rigid
redacción	redaction
representativo	representative
relato	relation
ruido	noise
romance	romance

Spanish Words Starting With R

Spanish	Meanings
reaccionar	react
respuesta	answer
rancio	rancid
razón	reason
rollo	roll
robusto	robust
remoto	remote
rosa	pink
referido	referred
rudito	erudite
rico/a	wealthy
relevante	relevant
ruina	ruin
resistencia	resistance
rubio	blond
retiro	retirement
revolución	revolution
radio	radio
reservado	reserved
recriminación	recrimination
realizar	fulfill
retorno	return
refinado	refined
relación	relation
rotundo	rotund
rango	rank
religion	religion
reciente	recent
recientemente	recently
retablo	retable
referente	referential
ridículo	ridiculous
reporte	report
revelar	reveal
raza	race
reportaje	report
reloj	clock
realmente	really
racional	rational
referencia	reference
rivalidad	rivalry
reducción	reduction
representado	represented
residencia	residence
regreso	regress
regla	rule
revista, repaso	review
registrado	registered
riesgo	risk
radiante	radiant
revelación	revelation
resolución	resolution
rapido/a	fast, quick
ropa	clothes
reloj	watch (time)
redondo	round
retraso	delay
razonable	sensible
razonamiento	reasoning
revista	magazine
recuerdo	record
responsabilidad	responsibility
realidad	reality
recurso	resource
recobrar	recover
reconocimiento	recognition
radiador	radiator
recepcionista	receptionist
resumen	resume
rudo	rude
regio	regal
rápido	rapid
rebaja, venta	sale
roca	rock
rey	king
respecto	respective
ramificación	ramification
reparacion	repair
ración	ration
reunido	reunited
rodilla	knee
rebajado	reduced (in price)
romanticismo	romanticism
reflejo	reflex
rol	role
realizado	realized
representante	representative
rural	rural
rizado	curly
recepción	reception
ransición	transition
resorte	resort
respeto	respect
rosa	rose
reserva	reserve
regimiento	regiment
revolucionario	revolutionary
rectificar	rectify
rayo X	x-ray
rostro	rostrum
rubi	ruby
regla	regulation
refugio	refuge
rústico	rustic
reparación	reparation
romántico	romantic
receta	recipe
reputación	reputation
republicano	republican
reconstrucción	reconstruction
robotica	robotics
recurso	recourse
rueda	wheel
ritmo	rhythm
rebeldía	rebelliousness
reino	reign
recuerdo	souvenir
razonable	reasonable
repetición	repetition
rabia	rabies
respectivo	respective
reproche	reproach
relacionado	related
rara vez	seldom
ruso	Russian
resultado	result
regalo	gift
revoltoso	rebellious
rojo/a	red
rebelión	rebellion
reducido	reduced
ramo de flores	bouquet
renacimiento	renaissance
real	royal
relieve	relief
rojizo	reddish
receta medica	prescription
red	network
refresco	soft drink
rebelde	rebel
recibo	receipt
río	river
rico/a	rich
revisar	revise
resfriado	Cold (sick)
rapaz	rapacious
renta	rent
rencor	rancor
robo	robbery
remedio	remedy
repugnante	repugnant
régimen	regime
retórica	rhetoric
resurrección	resurrection
realismo	realism
repertorio	repertory
recibido	received
recocido	overcooked
recompensa	recompense
reproducción	reproduction
retirado	retired
realización	realization
refigerador	refrigerator
revés	reverse
reconocido	recognized
rana	frog
resto	rest
raro,	rare
raton	mouse
reflexión	reflection
reacción	reaction
roto/a	broken
raqueta	racket (tennis)
ridiculo/a	silly
realista	realist
razón	ratio
riguroso	rigorous
recitar	recite
respuesta	response
rapidez	rapidity
riqueza	wealth
registro	register
recomendacion	recommendation
reforma	reform
rancho	ranch
representación	representation
restaurante	restaurant
república	republic
reposo	repose
responsable	responsible
rutina	routine
respetable	respectable
repercusión	repercussion
regalo	present (gift)
rosario	rosary
reunion	meeting
regla	ruler

Spanish Adjectives Starting With R

Rosa	Pink
Rectangular	Rectangular
Rojo	Red
regional	Regional
romano/romana	Roman
románico/románica	Romance
rumano/rumana	Romanian
Redondo	Round
rural	Rural
ruso/rusa	Russian
Recto	Straight