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.
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?
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- 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.