# reducing

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹɪˈdjuː.sɪŋ/ · frequency rank #3,901

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of reduce

## Easily confused with
- **reusing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reducing-vs-reusing)
- **refusing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reducing-vs-refusing)
- **Redding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redding-vs-reducing)

## Common misspellings (12)
`erducing`, `rdeucing`, `redcuing`, `redducing`, `reduccing`, `reducign`, `reducingg`, `reducinng`, `reducnig`, `reduicng`, `reudcing`, `rreducing`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/reducing