reducían

[reð̞uˈsiãn]

/[reð̞uˈsiãn]/ verb

The verdict

“reducían” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,621 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,621
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de reducir o de reducirse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-reducian · reducían · Spanish

reducían · rank #77,621 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,621
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH reemplazable

Nearest frequency peer: reemplazable (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “reducían”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “reducían” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for reducían
PropertyValue
Headwordreducían
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[reð̞uˈsiãn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#77,621
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “reducían” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).reducíancae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “reemplazable” (#77,622), “recomendarías” (#77,618), “reencuentran” (#77,624). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “reducían” va en #77,621. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reducían is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,621 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [reð̞uˈsiãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de reducir o de reducirse.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for reducían in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is reducían, spelled R-E-D-U-C-Í-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de reducir o de reducirse.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reducían"?
"reducían" is spelled R-E-D-U-C-Í-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [reð̞uˈsiãn].
What does "reducían" mean?
As a verb, "reducían" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de reducir o de reducirse.
How do you pronounce "reducían"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reducían" is [reð̞uˈsiãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reducían" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list