Which to use
“rédactions” and “réductions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,378
- “rédactions” frequency rank
- #10,402
- “réductions” frequency rank
- 34780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rédactions | réductions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de rédaction. | Pluriel de réduction. |
Where the eye mixes rédactions and réductions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. rédactions and réductions follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: rédactions vs réductions
A purely visual mix-up. rédactions (\ʁe.dak.sjɔ̃\) and réductions (\ʁe.dyk.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “rédactions” becomes u in “réductions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34780, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rédactions is recorded at frequency rank #24,378, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.dak.sjɔ̃\. réductions is at rank #10,402, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.dyk.sjɔ̃\.
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 34780, this pair ranks #281,438 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rédactions vs réductions
Shared letters: cdinorsté. Private to "rédactions": a. Private to "réductions": u.
"rédactions" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC · "réductions" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rédactions" for "réductions" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rédactions" vs "réductions" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rédactions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réductions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,438 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rédactions" and "réductions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rédactions vs reduction". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #281,438 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.