Which to use
“reduziert” is a verb and “reduzierte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,210
- “reduziert” frequency rank
- #13,467
- “reduzierte” frequency rank
- 16677
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reduziert | reduzierte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs reduzieren | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs reduziert |
Where the eye mixes reduziert and reduzierte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. reduziert runs 9 letters (CVCVCVVCC) against reduzierte's 10 (CVCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reduziert vs reduzierte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reduziert is [ʁeduˈt͡siːɐ̯t] while reduzierte is [ʁeduˈt͡siːɐ̯tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “reduziert” sits inside “reduzierte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16677, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reduziert is recorded at frequency rank #3,210, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁeduˈt͡siːɐ̯t]. 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 16677, this pair ranks #1,933,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reduziert vs reduzierte
Shared letters: deirtuz. Private to "reduziert": -. Private to "reduzierte": -.
"reduziert" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC · "reduzierte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reduziert ← erduziert · rdeuziert · redduziert · reduizert · reduzeirt · reduzierrt · reduziertt · reduzietr
- reduzierte ← erduzierte · rdeuzierte · redduzierte · reduizerte · reduzeirte · reduzieret · reduzierrte · reduziertte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reduziert" and "reduzierte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "reduziert" or "reduzierte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reduziert" 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 #1,933,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reduziert" 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 #1,933,881 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.