Which to use
“reducen” and “reducir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,694
- “reducen” frequency rank
- #2,225
- “reducir” frequency rank
- 14919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reducen | reducir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reducir o de reducirse. | Volver más pequeño,. |
Where the eye mixes reducen and reducir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reducen and reducir follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses reducen with reducir
A purely visual mix-up. reducen ([reˈð̞usẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reducen is recorded at frequency rank #12,694, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈð̞usẽn]. 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 14919, this pair ranks #282,221 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reducen vs reducir
Shared letters: cderu. Private to "reducen": n. Private to "reducir": i.
"reducen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "reducir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reducen" and "reducir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reducen" or "reducir"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reducen" 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 #282,221 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reducen" and "reducir" 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 #282,221 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.