Spanish Words That Start With R | List & Examples

There are many words that start with R in Spanish. Some may be familiar to English speakers (e.g., “rojo,” “rosa,” and “río”), but others won’t be.

Below, you’ll find lists of some adjectives, nouns, verbs, and other words that start with R in Spanish.

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Spanish adjectives that start with R

Some Spanish adjectives that start with R are:

• Rabioso: furious, enraged; rabid (in animals)
• Rabón: tailless; bobtailed (typically for animals)
• Racial: racial
• Racional: rational
  
• Radiante: radiant; glowing
• Radical: radical
• Rajado: cracked
• Rallado: shaved; grated
• Ralo: thin, sparse
  
• Rampante: rampant
• Ramplón: vulgar; tasteless; tacky
  
• Rancio: rancid; stale
• Rápido: fast; quick
• Raro: strange; unusual
• Raso: level; flat
• Ratero: despicable; vile
• Rayado: striped; scratched
• Razonable: reasonable
• Reacio: reluctant; unwilling
• Reactivo: reactive
  
• Real: real; royal
• Realista: realistic
  
• Rebelde: rebellious
  
• Rebuscado: pretentious; affected
• Recalcitrante: recalcitrant; uncooperative
  
• Recargable: rechargeable
• Rechoncho: chubby; pudgy
• Recio: robust; tough; strong
  
• Recíproco: reciprocal
• Recortado: trimmed; cut short
• Recreativo: recreational
• Rectangular: rectangular
• Recto: straight; upright
  
• Recuperable: recoverable
• Recurrente: recurring
• Redentor: redeeming
• Redondo: round
  
• Reflexivo: thoughtful; reflective
  
• Refrescante: refreshing
• Refulgente: brilliant; splendid
• Regio: royal; magnificent
  
• Regional: regional
• Relajado: relaxed
• Relevante: relevant; significant
• Remilgado: fussy; particular
• Remolón: lazy; loafing
• Rencoroso: resentful
• Repleto: full; replete with
  
• Reposado: calm; soothing
  
• Represor: repressing
  
• Reprobable: reprehensible
  
• Reservado: reserved; quiet
• Resfriado: congested; suffering from a cold
  
• Residual: residual
• Respetuoso: respectful
  
• Responsable: responsible
• Resuelto: resolute; determined
  
• Revoltoso: unruly; rebellious
• Rico: rich; delicious (for food)
  
• Rival: rival
• Robusto: robust; hardy
• Rojo: red
  
• Romántico: romantic
• Rosado: pink
  
• Rotundo: clear; emphatic
  
• Ruandés: Rwandan
• Ruidoso: noisy
• Rumano: Romanian
• Ruso: Russian

Spanish nouns that start with R

These are some Spanish nouns that start with R. When nouns refer to people, they sometimes change grammatical gender (see the nouns marked with the “/a” ending).

• Rábano: radish
• Rabia: anger; rabies
• Ración: portion; ration
  
• Radio: radio
• Raíz: root
• Rama: branch (of a tree or subject area)
• Ramal: strand; fork (road, railway, etc.)
  
• Rana: frog
• Rastro: trace; trail; flea market
• Rastrojo: stubble
• Rata: rat
• Ratón: mouse (animal or computer)
  
• Raya: stripe; ray (fish)
• Rayo: lightning bolt; ray
• Razón: reason
  
• Rebaja: discount; sale
• Rebaño: herd; flock
• Rebote: rebound
• Recepcionista: receptionist
• Receta: recipe
  
• Rechazo: rejection
  
• Recibo: receipt
  
• Reciclaje: recycling
  
• Recinto: enclosure; premises; outdoor venue
  
• Recuerdo: memory; souvenir
• Recurso: resource
• Red: network; net
  
• Redactor/a: editor; writer
• Regalo: gift
• Régimen: regime; rules; diet
• Región: region
• Reglamento: regulation
• Reina: queen
• Reino: kingdom
• Reja: bars; grill
  
• Relato: story; tale
• Relojero/a: watchmaker
• Rencilla: quarrel
• Rencor: grudge
  
• Rendija: crack; slit
• Rendimiento: performance; output; yield
  
• Renta: rent; income
• Reparto: distribution; cast (film/TV)
• Réplica: replica
• Representante: representative (sales or legal)
• Rescate: rescue; ransom
  
• Reserva: reservation; reserve
• Resfriado: cold (illness)
• Resina: resin
  
• Responsabilidad: responsibility
• Responsable: person in charge; manager
• Respuesta: answer; response
• Restaurador/a: restranteur; restorer (art)
• Restaurante: restaurant
• Reto: challenge
• Reunión: meeting; gathering
• Revista: magazine
• Revolución: revolution
• Rey: king
  
• Rezo: prayer
• Rico: rich person
• Riesgo: risk
• Rima: rhyme
• Rincón: corner
• Rinoceronte: rhinoceros
• Río: river
• Risa: laughter
• Ritmo: rhythm
• Ritual: ritual
• Roca: rock
• Rompecabezas: puzzle; brain teaser
• Ropa: clothes
• Rosa: rose
• Rótulo: sign; label
• Ruanda: Rwanda
• Ruandés/a: Rwandan
• Rueda: wheel
• Ruido: noise
• Rumania: Romania
• Rumano/a: Romanian
• Rusia: Russia
• Ruso/a: Russian
• Ruta: route; path

Spanish verbs that start with R

Some Spanish verbs that start with R are:

• Rabiar: to rage; to be furious
• Racionar: to ration
• Radicar: to be based in; to reside
• Radicarse: to settle down; to make your home
• Rajar: to split; to crack
  
• Rascar: to scratch
• Rasgar: to tear; to rip
  
• Rastrillar: to rake
  
• Rasurarse: to shave oneself
• Razonar: to reason
• Reaccionar: to react
• Realizar: to carry out; to accomplish
  
• Recibir: to receive
  
• Reciclar: to recycle
  
• Recoger: to pick up; to gather
• Reconocer: to recognize
• Recordar: to remember
• Recostar: to lean back; to recline
• Recuperar: to recover
  
• Reducir: to reduce
  
• Reflejar: to reflect
  
• Refrescar: to refresh
• Refutar: to refute
  
• Regalar: to give (a gift)
• Regar: to water; to irrigate
• Regir: to govern; to rule
• Registrar: to register; to record
• Regresar: to return
• Reinar: to reign
  
• Reír: to laugh
• Relajar: to relax
  
• Relatar: to relate; to tell (a story)
• Relevar: to relieve; to substitute
  
• Relucir: to shine
• Remar: to row
  
• Remediar: to remedy; to fix
• Remontar: to overcome; to ascend
• Renunciar: to resign; to give up
• Reparar: to repair
• Repartir: to distribute; to deliver
  
• Repetir: to repeat
• Reponer: to replace; to restore
• Reportar: to report
  
• Representar: to represent
• Reprochar: to reproach; to rebuke
• Rescatar: to rescue
  
• Residir: to reside; to live
• Resistir: to resist; to bear
  
• Resolver: to resolve; to solve
• Respirar: to breathe
  
• Responder: to respond
  
• Restaurar: to restore
  
• Restregar: to scrub; to rub; to rub something in
  
• Resumir: to summarize
• Retirar: to withdraw; to remove
  
• Retomar: to resume
• Retrasar: to delay
• Retratar: to portray; to photograph; to make a portrait
• Retumbar: to resound; to echo
  
• Reunir: to gather; to meet
• Reusar: to reuse
• Revelar: to reveal
• Reventar: to burst; to explode; to crash
  
• Rezar: to pray
• Rogar: to beg; to plead
• Romper: to break; to rip
• Roncar: to snore
• Rondar: to hover; to circle
• Rotar: to rotate
• Rozar: to graze; to chafe; to scrape
• Rugir: to roar
• Rumorearse: to be rumored

Other Spanish words that start with R

Some Spanish adverbs that start with R are:

• Racionalmente: rationally
  
• Radicalmente: radically
  
• Rápidamente: quickly; fast
• Raramente: rarely
• Razonablemente: reasonably
• Realmente: really; truly
  
• Recientemente: recently
  
• Recién: just; recently
• Reflexivamente: reflexively; thoughtfully
• Regularmente: regularly
• Reiteradamente: repeatedly
• Relativamente: relatively
  
• Remotamente: remotely; vaguely
• Repentinamente: suddenly
• Repetidamente: repeatedly
• Respectivamente: respectively
• Respetuosamente: respectfully
• Retóricamente: rhetorically
  
• Rigurosamente: firmly
  
• Rotundamente: emphatically; categorically
  
• Rudamente: rudely
  
• Ruidosamente: noisily

There are no core prepositions that start with R in Spanish, but there are some Spanish prepositional phrases that start with R:

• Respecto a: regarding; with respect to
• Referente a: regarding; concerning; about; on

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Spanish words with other letters

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