Reduktion

\ʁedʊkˈt͡si̯oːn\

/\ʁedʊkˈt͡si̯oːn\/ noun

The verdict

“Reduktion” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Réduction.

Corpus desk

Index FR-reduktion · Reduktion · French

Reduktion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for Reduktion
PropertyValue
HeadwordReduktion
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁedʊkˈt͡si̯oːn\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Reduktion » en français

Reduktionsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Reduktion is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁedʊkˈt͡si̯oːn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Réduction.".

Reduktion has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Reduktion, spelled R-E-D-U-K-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Réduction.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Reduktion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Am Anfang des Veränderungsprozesses steht die Reduktion der Besitztümer. – Richtig
  2. Für 2025 wird (in China) mit etwas zwischen drei und sechs Millionen Neugeborenen gerechnet, verglichen mit fast 17 Millionen im Jahr 2001. Der Absturz der Geburtenrate sorgt wiederum kurz- und langfristig für eine Reduktion des Konsums.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Reduktion"?
"Reduktion" is spelled R-E-D-U-K-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁedʊkˈt͡si̯oːn\.
What does "Reduktion" mean?
As a noun, "Reduktion" means: Réduction.
How do you pronounce "Reduktion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reduktion" is \ʁedʊkˈt͡si̯oːn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reduktion" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list