Which to use
“réduis” is a verb and “rendues” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,708
- “réduis” frequency rank
- #13,245
- “rendues” frequency rank
- 57953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réduis | rendues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de réduire. | Féminin pluriel de rendu. |
Where the eye mixes réduis and rendues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réduis runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against rendues's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between réduis and rendues
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réduis is \ʁe.dɥi\ while rendues is \ʁɑ̃.dy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57953, 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\. rendues is at rank #13,245, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.dy\.
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 57953, this pair ranks #111,934 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réduis vs rendues
Shared letters: drsu. Private to "réduis": ié. Private to "rendues": en.
"réduis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "rendues" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- rendues ← erndues · rednues · renddues · rendeus · renduess · renduse · renndues · renudes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réduis" and "rendues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "réduis" or "rendues"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "réduis" and "rendues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réduis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rendues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,934 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réduis" and "rendues" 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 #111,934 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.