Which to use
“reduce” and “reducen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,250
- “reduce” frequency rank
- #12,694
- “reducen” frequency rank
- 17944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reduce | reducen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reducir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reducir o de reducirse. |
Where the eye mixes reduce and reducen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between reduce and reducen
A purely visual mix-up. reduce ([reˈð̞use]) and reducen ([reˈð̞usẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “reduce” sits inside “reducen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17944, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reduce is recorded at frequency rank #5,250, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈð̞use]. reducen is at rank #12,694, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈð̞usẽn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 17944, this pair ranks #269,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reduce vs reducen
Shared letters: cderu. Private to "reduce": -. Private to "reducen": n.
"reduce" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "reducen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reduce" for "reducen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reduce" vs "reducen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "reduce" and "reducen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reduce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reducen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reduce" and "reducen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reducen vs regulen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #269,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.