Which to use
“réduirait” and “retirait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,575
- “réduirait” frequency rank
- #36,569
- “retirait” frequency rank
- 69144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réduirait | retirait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel de réduire. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de retirer. |
Where the eye mixes réduirait and retirait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. réduirait runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVVC) against retirait's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: réduirait vs retirait
A purely visual mix-up. réduirait (\ʁe.dɥi.ʁɛ\) and retirait (\ʁə.ti.ʁɛ\) 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 69144, 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\. retirait is at rank #36,569, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.ti.ʁɛ\.
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 69144, this pair ranks #56,296 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réduirait vs retirait
Shared letters: airt. Private to "réduirait": dué. Private to "retirait": e.
"réduirait" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVVC · "retirait" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- retirait ← ertirait · reitrait · retiarit · retiraitt · retirati · retiriat · retirrait · retriait
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réduirait" for "retirait" ever safe?
Frequency check: "réduirait" vs "retirait" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "réduirait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retirait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,296 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réduirait" and "retirait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reliait vs retirait". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #56,296 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.