reduzieren
\ʁeduˈt͡siːʁən\
The verdict
“reduzieren” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Réduire, restreindre, limiter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-reduzieren · reduzieren · French
reduzieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | reduzieren |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁeduˈt͡siːʁən\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
reduzieren is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁeduˈt͡siːʁən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for reduzieren in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is reduzieren, spelled R-E-D-U-Z-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Réduire, restreindre, limiter.
- 2Réduire, diminuer, ou faire diminuer.
- 3Se réduire, limiter.
- 4Réduire, simplifier.
- 5Réduire, appliquer une réduction. C’est à dire appliquer un gain d’au moins un électron pour une espèce chimique.
- 6Convertir une valeur aux conditions normales.
- 7Affaiblir (une voyelle).
- 8Réduire, chauffer un liquide (sauce, fond, etc) pour en diminuer le volume par évaporation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how reduzieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Um die Belastbarkeitsgrenzen des Planeten nicht zu überschreiten und die Zukunft auf eine sichere Lebensgrundlage zu stellen, müssen Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft ihre Umwelt-Fussabdrücke deutlich reduzieren.
Tatsächlich kann Vitamin A zur Unterstützung bei einer Masernerkrankung eingesetzt werden. Die WHO empfiehlt sogar, dass alle Erkrankten zwei Dosen des Supplements erhalten sollten, da es das Risiko für Blindheit und Tod reduzieren könne.
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.