réduire en cendres
\ʁe.dɥi.ʁ‿ɑ̃ sɑ̃dʁ\
The verdict
“réduire en cendres” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Consumer entièrement par le feu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-reduire-en-cendres · réduire en cendres · French
réduire en cendres · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | réduire en cendres |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁe.dɥi.ʁ‿ɑ̃ sɑ̃dʁ\ |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « réduire en cendres » en français
Rare enough to double-check
réduire en cendres is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁe.dɥi.ʁ‿ɑ̃ sɑ̃dʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Consumer entièrement par le feu.".
réduire en cendres has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is réduire en cendres, spelled R-É-D-U-I-R-E- -E-N- -C-E-N-D-R-E-S.
Definition
- 1Consumer entièrement par le feu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how réduire en cendres appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En mars 1783, 43 chaumières sont réduites en cendres en une demi-heure au Châtelet-sur-Retourne ; les pompes de Rethel et de Château-Porcien arrivent trop tard.
Elle ouvre le premier tiroir de sa coiffeuse pour s'emparer de l’original de son travail. Elle va le détruire, le réduire en cendres dans la jolie cheminée du salon.
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.