Reduktion

/[ʁedʊkˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,546

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Reduktion is aGermannoun. It means: Beschränkung, Verringerung von etwas auf eine kleinere Menge, ein kleineres Ausmaß Pronounced [ʁedʊkˈt͡si̯oːn]. Often confused with Reaktion and Redaktion.

Key facts for Reduktion
PropertyValue
HeadwordReduktion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁedʊkˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,546
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Reduktion in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Reduktion is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁedʊkˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,546 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for Reduktion, with forms such as "erduktion", "rdeuktion", and "redduktion". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Reaktion", "Redaktion", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Reduktion, spelled R-E-D-U-K-T-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Beschränkung, Verringerung von etwas auf eine kleinere Menge, ein kleineres Ausmaß
  2. 2
    in der generativen Grammatik Ersetzung einer umfänglichen Einheit durch eine weniger umfängliche
  3. 3
    Abschwächung von Vokalen oder Verlust von Lauten
  4. 4
    mehr oder weniger vollständige Rückbildung eines Organs
  5. 5
    Verringerung der Oxidationszahl durch Aufnahme von Elektronen
  6. 6
    von Jesuiten in Südamerika angelegte Siedlung für die indigene Bevölkerung

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erduktion,rdeuktion,redduktion,redkution,redukiton,redukktion,reduktino,reduktionn,reduktoin,redukttion,redutkion,reudktion,rreduktion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Reduktion

Misspelling Variants of "Reduktion"

erduktion9rdeuktion9redduktion10redkution9redukiton9redukktion10reduktino9reduktionn10
Misspelling Variants of "Reduktion"

Frequency rank: #10,546 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Reduktion"?
"Reduktion" is spelled R-E-D-U-K-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁedʊkˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Reduktion" mean?
As a noun, "Reduktion" means: Beschränkung, Verringerung von etwas auf eine kleinere Menge, ein kleineres Ausmaß
What words are commonly confused with "Reduktion"?
"Reduktion" is commonly confused with "Reaktion", "Redaktion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Reduktion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reduktion" is [ʁedʊkˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reduktion" come from?
"Reduktion" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.