Which to use
“reduce” and “redujo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,250
- “reduce” frequency rank
- #10,060
- “redujo” frequency rank
- 15310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reduce | redujo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reducir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de reducir o de reducirse. |
Where the eye mixes reduce and redujo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: reduce vs redujo
A purely visual mix-up. reduce ([reˈð̞use]) and redujo ([reˈð̞uxo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15310, 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]. redujo is at rank #10,060, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈð̞uxo].
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 15310, this pair ranks #280,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reduce vs redujo
Shared letters: deru. Private to "reduce": c. Private to "redujo": jo.
"reduce" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "redujo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reduce" for "redujo" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "reduce" and "redujo" 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 "redujo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reduce" and "redujo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "redujo vs resumo". 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 #280,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.