Which to use
“reduziert” is a verb and “reduzierter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,210
- “reduziert” frequency rank
- #40,165
- “reduzierter” frequency rank
- 43375
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reduziert | reduzierter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs reduzieren | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs reduziert |
Where the eye mixes reduziert and reduzierter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. reduziert runs 9 letters (CVCVCVVCC) against reduzierter's 11 (CVCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reduziert vs reduzierter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reduziert is [ʁeduˈt͡siːɐ̯t] while reduzierter is [ʁeduˈt͡siːɐ̯tɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “reduziert” sits inside “reduzierter”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43375, 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]. reduzierter is at rank #40,165, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʁeduˈt͡siːɐ̯tɐ].
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 43375, this pair ranks #1,420,102 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reduziert vs reduzierter
Shared letters: deirtuz. Private to "reduziert": -. Private to "reduzierter": -.
"reduziert" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC · "reduzierter" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reduziert ← erduziert · rdeuziert · redduziert · reduizert · reduzeirt · reduzierrt · reduziertt · reduzietr
- reduzierter ← erduzierter · rdeuzierter · redduzierter · reduizerter · reduzeirter · reduzieretr · reduzierrter · reduzierterr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reduziert" and "reduzierter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "reduziert" or "reduzierter" show up more?
What to do next
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 "reduzierter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,420,102 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reduziert" and "reduzierter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reduzierten 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 #1,420,102 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.