Which to use
“reduzieren” is a verb and “reduzierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,640
- “reduzieren” frequency rank
- #13,467
- “reduzierte” frequency rank
- 18107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reduzieren | reduzierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas in seinem Wert geringer machen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs reduziert |
Where the eye mixes reduzieren and reduzierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. reduzieren (CVCVCVVCVC) and reduzierte (CVCVCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: reduzieren vs reduzierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reduzieren is [ʁeduˈt͡siːʁən] while reduzierte is [ʁeduˈt͡siːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18107, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reduzieren is recorded at frequency rank #4,640, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁeduˈt͡siːʁən]. reduzierte is at rank #13,467, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʁeduˈt͡siːɐ̯tə].
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 18107, this pair ranks #1,921,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reduzieren vs reduzierte
Shared letters: deiruz. Private to "reduzieren": n. Private to "reduzierte": t.
"reduzieren" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC · "reduzierte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reduzieren ← erduzieren · rdeuzieren · redduzieren · reduizeren · reduzeiren · reduzieern · reduzierenn · reduzierne
- reduzierte ← erduzierte · rdeuzierte · redduzierte · reduizerte · reduzeirte · reduzieret · reduzierrte · reduziertte
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reduzieren" and "reduzierte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "reduzieren" vs "reduzierte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "reduzieren" and "reduzierte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reduzieren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reduzierte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,921,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reduzieren" and "reduzierte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reduzierte vs reduzierter". 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 #1,921,344 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.