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Which to use

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

#25,425
“reduzca” frequency rank
#33,815
“reduzcan” frequency rank
59240
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reduzca reduzcan
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de reducir o de reducirse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de reducir o de reducirse.

Where the eye mixes reduzca and reduzcan

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

7 ch
reduzca
8 ch
reduzcan

Visual trap between reduzca and reduzcan

A purely visual mix-up. reduzca ([reˈð̞uska]) and reduzcan ([reˈð̞uskãn]) 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) - “reduzca” sits inside “reduzcan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59240, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reduzca is recorded at frequency rank #25,425, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈð̞uska]. reduzcan is at rank #33,815, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈð̞uskãn].

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 59240, this pair ranks #63,374 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reduzca vs reduzcan

Shared letters: acderuz. Private to "reduzca": -. Private to "reduzcan": n.

"reduzca" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "reduzcan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reduzca ← erduzca · rdeuzca · redduzca · reducza · reduzac · reduzcca · reduzzca · redzuca
  • reduzcan ← erduzcan · rdeuzcan · redduzcan · reduczan · reduzacn · reduzcann · reduzccan · reduzcna

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reduzca" and "reduzcan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈð̞uska] versus [reˈð̞uskãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reduzca" vs "reduzcan" - which ranks higher?
"reduzca" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,425 in our Spanish list, against #33,815 for "reduzcan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "reduzca" and "reduzcan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reduzca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reduzcan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #63,374 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reduzca" and "reduzcan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reducía vs reduzca". 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 #63,374 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