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“reducida” and “reducidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,706
“reducida” frequency rank
#15,470
“reducidos” frequency rank
24176
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reducida reducidos
Definition Forma del femenino de reducido, participio de reducir o de reducirse. Forma del plural de reducido, participio de reducir o de reducirse.

Where the eye mixes reducida and reducidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reducida runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against reducidos's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
reducida
9 ch
reducidos

Look-alike desk: reducida vs reducidos

A purely visual mix-up. reducida ([reð̞uˈsið̞a]) and reducidos ([reð̞uˈsið̞os]) 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 24176, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reducida is recorded at frequency rank #8,706, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [reð̞uˈsið̞a]. reducidos is at rank #15,470, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [reð̞uˈsið̞os].

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 24176, this pair ranks #242,385 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reducida vs reducidos

Shared letters: cdeiru. Private to "reducida": a. Private to "reducidos": os.

"reducida" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "reducidos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reducida ← erducida · rdeucida · redcuida · redducida · reduccida · reducdia · reduciad · reducidda
  • reducidos ← erducidos · rdeucidos · redcuidos · redducidos · reduccidos · reducdios · reduciddos · reducidoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "reducida" for "reducidos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reð̞uˈsið̞a] versus [reð̞uˈsið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reducida" vs "reducidos" - which ranks higher?
"reducida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,706 in our Spanish list, against #15,470 for "reducidos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reducida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reducidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #242,385 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reducida" and "reducidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reducida vs resucita". 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 #242,385 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list