Which to use
“rédigé” and “réduise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,751
- “rédigé” frequency rank
- #40,980
- “réduise” frequency rank
- 47731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rédigé | réduise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de rédiger. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de réduire. |
Where the eye mixes rédigé and réduise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. rédigé runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against réduise's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between rédigé and réduise
A purely visual mix-up. rédigé (\ʁe.di.ʒe\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47731, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rédigé is recorded at frequency rank #6,751, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.di.ʒe\. 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 47731, this pair ranks #184,584 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rédigé vs réduise
Shared letters: diré. Private to "rédigé": g. Private to "réduise": esu.
"rédigé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "réduise" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rédigé" for "réduise" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rédigé" or "réduise"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rédigé" and "réduise" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rédigé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réduise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,584 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rédigé" and "réduise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réduise vs réduisez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #184,584 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.