reduzieren

[ʁeduˈt͡siːʁən]

/[ʁeduˈt͡siːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“reduzieren” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,640. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,640
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas in seinem Wert geringer machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-reduzieren · reduzieren · German

reduzieren · rank #4,640 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,640
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH produzieren

Nearest frequency peer: produzieren (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „reduzieren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „reduzieren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

reduzieren vs reduziert
80% similar
reduzieren vs reduzierte
80% similar
reduzieren vs regulieren
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for reduzieren
PropertyValue
Headwordreduzieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʁeduˈt͡siːʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#4,640
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „reduzieren“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).reduzierenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „produzieren“ (#4,639), „religiösen“ (#4,641), „Platte“ (#4,638). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „reduzieren“ bei #4,640. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around reduzieren (IPA [ʁeduˈt͡siːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,640 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for reduzieren, with forms such as "erduzieren", "rdeuzieren", and "redduzieren". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "reduziert", "reduzierte", "regulieren", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is reduzieren, spelled R-E-D-U-Z-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas in seinem Wert geringer machen
  2. 2
    vereinfachen
  3. 3
    sich abschwächen, schwächer werden
  4. 4
    einen Vokal abschwächen
  5. 5
    eine Reduktion vornehmen, desoxydieren
  6. 6
    auf den Normalwert umrechnen
  7. 7
    durch Einkochen eine mehr oder weniger dickflüssige Konsistenz erreichen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how reduzieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Im nächsten Jahr müssen wir unsere Verluste reduzieren.
  2. Reduzieren Sie bitte nach dem Anbraten die Hitze.

Synonyms

verringernvermindernherabsetzenvereinfacheneinkochen

Antonyms

erweiternvergrößernvermehrenverdünnen

This word in other languages

reduce(English)réduire(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erduzieren
  • rdeuzieren
  • redduzieren
  • reduizeren
  • reduzeiren
  • reduzieern
  • reduzierenn
  • reduzierne
  • reduzierren
  • reduzireen
  • reduzzieren
  • redzuieren
  • reudzieren
  • rreduzieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reduzieren - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erduzieren2rdeuzieren2redduzieren1reduizeren2reduzeiren2reduzieern2reduzierenn1reduzierne2
Edit distance from "reduzieren"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reduzieren"?
"reduzieren" is spelled R-E-D-U-Z-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeduˈt͡siːʁən].
What does "reduzieren" mean?
As a verb, "reduzieren" means: etwas in seinem Wert geringer machen
What words are commonly confused with "reduzieren"?
"reduzieren" is commonly confused with "reduziert", "reduzierte", "regulieren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reduzieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reduzieren" is [ʁeduˈt͡siːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reduzieren" come from?
"reduzieren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "reduzieren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

religiösen#4,641kostenlose#4,628Zentimeter#4,671finanziell#4,608

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

unterhalb14 variantsbearbeitet14 variantsBegegnung14 variantsüberprüft14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list