Which to use
“reduzieren” is a verb and “reduzierten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,640
- “reduzieren” frequency rank
- #18,671
- “reduzierten” frequency rank
- 23311
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reduzieren | reduzierten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas in seinem Wert geringer machen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs reduziert |
Where the eye mixes reduzieren and reduzierten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. reduzieren runs 10 letters (CVCVCVVCVC) against reduzierten's 11 (CVCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reduzieren vs reduzierten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reduzieren is [ʁeduˈt͡siːʁən] while reduzierten is [ʁeduˈt͡siːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23311, 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]. reduzierten is at rank #18,671, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʁeduˈt͡siːɐ̯tn̩].
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 23311, this pair ranks #1,862,924 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reduzieren vs reduzierten
Shared letters: deinruz. Private to "reduzieren": -. Private to "reduzierten": t.
"reduzieren" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC · "reduzierten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reduzieren ← erduzieren · rdeuzieren · redduzieren · reduizeren · reduzeiren · reduzieern · reduzierenn · reduzierne
- reduzierten ← erduzierten · rdeuzierten · redduzierten · reduizerten · reduzeirten · reduzieretn · reduzierrten · reduziertenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reduzieren" and "reduzierten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reduzieren" or "reduzierten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "reduzieren" and "reduzierten" 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 "reduzierten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,862,924 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reduzieren" and "reduzierten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reduzierten vs regulierten". 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 #1,862,924 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.