Which to use
“réduirait” and “réduisait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,575
- “réduirait” frequency rank
- #39,027
- “réduisait” frequency rank
- 71602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réduirait | réduisait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel de réduire. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de réduire. |
Where the eye mixes réduirait and réduisait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. réduirait and réduisait follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses réduirait with réduisait
A purely visual mix-up. réduirait (\ʁe.dɥi.ʁɛ\) and réduisait (\ʁe.dɥi.zɛ\) 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 - r in “réduirait” becomes s in “réduisait”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réduirait is recorded at frequency rank #32,575, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.dɥi.ʁɛ\. réduisait is at rank #39,027, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.dɥi.zɛ\.
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 71602, this pair ranks #46,994 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réduirait vs réduisait
Shared letters: adirtué. Private to "réduirait": -. Private to "réduisait": s.
"réduirait" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVVC · "réduisait" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réduirait" for "réduisait" ever safe?
Which is more common, "réduirait" or "réduisait"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "réduirait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réduisait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,994 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réduirait" and "réduisait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réalisait vs réduisait". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #46,994 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.