réduiravsréduiseConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#32,574
“réduira” frequency rank
#40,980
“réduise” frequency rank
73554
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réduira réduise
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de réduire. Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de réduire.

Where the eye mixes réduira and réduise

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réduira and réduise follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
réduira
7 ch
réduise

Why the eye confuses réduira with réduise

A purely visual mix-up. réduira (\ʁe.dɥi.ʁa\) 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 73554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réduira is recorded at frequency rank #32,574, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.dɥi.ʁa\. 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 73554, this pair ranks #40,064 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of réduira vs réduise

Shared letters: dirué. Private to "réduira": a. Private to "réduise": es.

"réduira" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "réduise" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "réduira" for "réduise" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.dɥi.ʁa\ versus \ʁe.dɥiz\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "réduira" or "réduise"?
"réduira" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,574 in our French list, against #40,980 for "réduise". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réduira" 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 #40,064 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réduira" and "réduise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réduise vs réduisez". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #40,064 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list