réduiravsréduiteTell them apart

Quick tell: réduira is a verb, réduite is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“réduira” is a verb and “réduite” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#32,574
“réduira” frequency rank
#4,708
“réduite” frequency rank
37282
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réduira réduite
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de réduire. Féminin singulier de réduit.

Where the eye mixes réduira and réduite

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réduira and réduite 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
réduite

Look-alike desk: réduira vs réduite

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réduira is \ʁe.dɥi.ʁa\ while réduite is \ʁe.dɥit\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37282, 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\. réduite is at rank #4,708, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.dɥit\.

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 37282, this pair ranks #263,577 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réduira vs réduite

Shared letters: dirué. Private to "réduira": a. Private to "réduite": et.

"réduira" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "réduite" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "réduira" and "réduite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réduira" is a verb and "réduite" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "réduira" vs "réduite" - which ranks higher?
"réduite" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,708 in our French list, against #32,574 for "réduira". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "réduira" and "réduite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réduira" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réduite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #263,577 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réduira" and "réduite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réagira vs réduira". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #263,577 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