réductionniste
The verdict
“réductionniste” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relatif au réductionnisme.
Corpus desk
Index FR-reductionniste · réductionniste · French
réductionniste · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | réductionniste |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « réductionniste » en français
Rare enough to double-check
réductionniste is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for réductionniste in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is réductionniste, spelled R-É-D-U-C-T-I-O-N-N-I-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Relatif au réductionnisme.
- 2Réducteur, partiel, simpliste.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how réductionniste appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En raison de la représentation appauvrie qu'elles semblent offrir de l'esprit, ces stratégies réductionnistes ont récemment fait l'objet de vives critiques.
Miracle du subjectif sur l’effectif, sort incroyable de la condition humaine, trop vaste, trop mouvante pour être cernée autrement que par des plongées émotives ou des tentatives réductionnistes plus ridicules les unes que les autres.
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.