Which to use
“reduce” and “reducir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,250
- “reduce” frequency rank
- #2,225
- “reducir” frequency rank
- 7475
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reduce | reducir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reducir. | Volver más pequeño,. |
Where the eye mixes reduce and reducir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses reduce with reducir
A purely visual mix-up. reduce ([reˈð̞use]) and reducir ([reð̞uˈsiɾ]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7475, 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]. reducir is at rank #2,225, tagged as averb, pronounced [reð̞uˈsiɾ].
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 7475, this pair ranks #307,898 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reduce vs reducir
Shared letters: cderu. Private to "reduce": -. Private to "reducir": i.
"reduce" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "reducir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reduce" and "reducir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reduce" or "reducir"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "reduce" and "reducir" 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 "reducir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #307,898 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reduce" and "reducir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reduce vs renace". 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 #307,898 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.