réalise vs réduise, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“réalise” and “réduise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,290
“réalise” frequency rank: #40,980
“réduise” frequency rank: 44270
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	réalise	réduise
Definition	Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de réaliser.	Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de réduire.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set réalise and réduise apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

réalise

7 ch

réduise

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. réalise (\ʁe.a.liz\) and réduise (\ʁe.dɥiz\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réalise is recorded at frequency rank #3,290, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.a.liz\. réduise is at rank #40,980, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.dɥiz\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 44270, this pair ranks #211,745 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réalise vs réduise

Shared letters: eirsé. Private to "réalise": al. Private to "réduise": du.

"réalise" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "réduise" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV

Frequency comparison

réalise#3,290

réduise#40,980

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réalise" and "réduise" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (\ʁe.a.liz\ versus \ʁe.dɥiz\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "réalise" or "réduise"?

"réalise" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,290 in our French list, against #40,980 for "réduise". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering réalise vs réduise

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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