Which to use
“reduzierte” and “reduzierter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,467
- “reduzierte” frequency rank
- #40,165
- “reduzierter” frequency rank
- 53632
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reduzierte | reduzierter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs reduziert | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs reduziert |
Where the eye mixes reduzierte and reduzierter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. reduzierte runs 10 letters (CVCVCVVCCV) against reduzierter's 11 (CVCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reduzierte vs reduzierter
A purely visual mix-up. reduzierte ([ʁeduˈt͡siːɐ̯tə]) and reduzierter ([ʁeduˈt͡siːɐ̯tɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “reduzierte” sits inside “reduzierter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53632, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reduzierte is recorded at frequency rank #13,467, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʁeduˈt͡siːɐ̯tə]. 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 53632, this pair ranks #1,050,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reduzierte vs reduzierter
Shared letters: deirtuz. Private to "reduzierte": -. Private to "reduzierter": -.
"reduzierte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV · "reduzierter" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reduzierte ← erduzierte · rdeuzierte · redduzierte · reduizerte · reduzeirte · reduzieret · reduzierrte · reduziertte
- reduzierter ← erduzierter · rdeuzierter · redduzierter · reduizerter · reduzeirter · reduzieretr · reduzierrter · reduzierterr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reduzierte" and "reduzierter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "reduzierte" vs "reduzierter" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reduzierte" 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 #1,050,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reduzierte" 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 #1,050,457 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.