Which to use
“réduis” and “rendais” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,708
- “réduis” frequency rank
- #30,775
- “rendais” frequency rank
- 75483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réduis | rendais |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de réduire. | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de rendre. |
Where the eye mixes réduis and rendais
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réduis runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against rendais's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between réduis and rendais
A purely visual mix-up. réduis (\ʁe.dɥi\) and rendais (\ʁɑ̃.dɛ\) 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 75483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réduis is recorded at frequency rank #44,708, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.dɥi\. rendais is at rank #30,775, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.dɛ\.
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 75483, this pair ranks #33,963 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réduis vs rendais
Shared letters: dirs. Private to "réduis": ué. Private to "rendais": aen.
"réduis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "rendais" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rendais ← erndais · rednais · renadis · rendaiss · rendasi · renddais · rendias · renndais
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réduis" for "rendais" ever safe?
Which is more common, "réduis" or "rendais"?
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 "réduis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rendais" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,963 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réduis" and "rendais" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réduis vs Reis". 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 #33,963 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.