reduziertevsreduzierterWhat's the difference?

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.

10 ch
reduzierte
11 ch
reduzierter

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?
No. They are said differently ([ʁeduˈt͡siːɐ̯tə] versus [ʁeduˈt͡siːɐ̯tɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reduzierte" vs "reduzierter" - which ranks higher?
"reduzierte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,467 in our German list, against #40,165 for "reduzierter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list