Which to use
“réduire” and “relire” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,754
- “réduire” frequency rank
- #9,731
- “relire” frequency rank
- 11485
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réduire | relire |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Restreindre, diminuer, ou faire diminuer. | Lire de nouveau. |
Where the eye mixes réduire and relire
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses réduire with relire
A purely visual mix-up. réduire (\ʁe.dɥiʁ\) and relire (\ʁə.liʁ\) 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 11485, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réduire is recorded at frequency rank #1,754, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.dɥiʁ\. relire is at rank #9,731, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.liʁ\.
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 11485, this pair ranks #408,968 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réduire vs relire
Shared letters: eir. Private to "réduire": dué. Private to "relire": l.
"réduire" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "relire" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- relire ← erlire · reilre · relirre · rellire · relrie · rleire · rrelire
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réduire" and "relire" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "réduire" or "relire" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "réduire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relire" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #408,968 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réduire" and "relire" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "relire vs relit". 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 #408,968 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.