réduction
French, noun/ʁe.dyk.sjɔ̃/
réduction is spelled R-É-D-U-C-T-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 49 times per million words in written French, the 1,704th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Réduction is a French feminine noun meaning “reduction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de diminuer, de réduire ou de se réduire ; résultat de cette action”.
What does réduction mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininereduction
La réduction des coûts a permis à l’entreprise de rester compétitive.
- 2
femininediscount
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de diminuer, de réduire ou de se réduire ; résultat de cette action. 2. Pièce qui diminue le diamètre d’un conduit. 3. Ristourne, diminution de prix. 4. Diminution d’une rente qu’on met à un taux plus bas.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of réduction
- réductions plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce réduction?
- /ʁe.dyk.sjɔ̃/
- \ʁe.dyk.sjɔ̃\
- [ʁe.dyk.sjɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to réduction
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is réduction in French?
réduction appears 49 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).