reducir

[reð̞uˈsiɾ]

/[reð̞uˈsiɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“reducir” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,225. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,225
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Volver más pequeño,.

Corpus desk

Index ES-reducir · reducir · Spanish

reducir · rank #2,225 · 11 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,225
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH publicaciones

Nearest frequency peer: publicaciones (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “reducir”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “reducir” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

reducir vs reunir
71% similar
reducir vs relucir
86% similar
reducir vs reducto
71% similar

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

Key facts for reducir
PropertyValue
Headwordreducir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[reð̞uˈsiɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,225
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “reducir”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).reducircae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “publicaciones” (#2,224), “salen” (#2,226), “proteger” (#2,223). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “reducir” va en #2,225. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around reducir (IPA [reð̞uˈsiɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,225 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 18 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for reducir, with forms such as "erducir", "rdeucir", and "redcuir". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "reunir", "relucir", "reducto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is reducir, spelled R-E-D-U-C-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Volver más pequeño,.
  2. 2
    Vencer y someter al adversario, enemigo.
  3. 3
    Transformar el aspecto físico de una sustancia o cosa mediante algún procedimiento mecánico o químico.
  4. 4
    Cambiar un billete de dinero por varios billetes o monedas con el mismo valor total.
  5. 5
    Acortar un discurso, narración o conversación.
  6. 6
    Concentrar un líquido por evaporación.
  7. 7
    Volver más estrecho, disminuir la amplitud.
  8. 8
    Hacer porciones más pequeñas de algo.
  9. 9
    Pasar a unidades menores para expresar la misma cantidad.
  10. 10
    Mediante argumentos atraer y convencer a una persona.
  11. 11
    Expresar varias fracciones (o quebrados) en otra única fracción.
  12. 12
    Hablando de heridas y huesos, volver a poner los tejidos y huesos a su posición original.
  13. 13
    Ganar electrones el agente oxidante y por tanto disminuir el estado de oxidación.
  14. 14
    Al conducir un automóvil, poner la velocidad inferior.
  15. 15
    Recurrir a la reducción, una herramienta epistémica o al reduccionismo, una tesis metodológica.
  16. 16
    Comprar y vender objetos robados.
  17. 17
    Regresar algo al lugar o estado anterior.
  18. 18
    Hacer una copia idéntica, pero en menor tamaño, de un dibujo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Reducir a polvo (moler). Reducir a astillas (astillar). Reducir a sopa (licuar).
  2. Reducir una salsa.

Synonyms

disminuiraminorarachicarempequeñecersometerdoblegarresumirabreviarconcentrarestrecharceñirpartirdividirconvertirpersuadirconvencersimplificar

This word in other languages

reduce(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erducir
  • rdeucir
  • redcuir
  • redducir
  • reduccir
  • reducirr
  • reducri
  • reduicr
  • redusir
  • reudcir
  • rreducir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reducir - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

erducir2rdeucir2redcuir2redducir1reduccir1reducirr1reducri2reduicr2
Edit distance from "reducir"

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 "reducir"?
"reducir" is spelled R-E-D-U-C-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [reð̞uˈsiɾ].
What does "reducir" mean?
As a verb, "reducir" means: Volver más pequeño,.
What words are commonly confused with "reducir"?
"reducir" is commonly confused with "reunir", "relucir", "reducto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reducir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reducir" is [reð̞uˈsiɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reducir" come from?
"reducir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pensaba#2,221volumen#2,230alianza#2,232amenaza#2,233

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

hiciste11 variantsexcepto11 variantsconexión11 variantsdecirle11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list