réduisvsrequinWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: réduis is a verb, requin is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“réduis” is a verb and “requin” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,708
“réduis” frequency rank
#9,907
“requin” frequency rank
54615
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réduis requin
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de réduire. Espèce de poisson de mer prédateur de la classe des chondrichthyens (Chondrichthyens), à la silhouette fuselée, hydrodynamique, ayant plusieurs rangées de dents tranchantes à chacune des 2 mâchoires, une nageoire dorsale, deux pectorales, et une nageoire caudale hétérocerque (asymétrique), ayant cinq à sept fentes branchiales sur le côté, et une peau rugueuse (denticules dermiques).

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set réduis and requin apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
réduis
6 ch
requin

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réduis is \ʁe.dɥi\ while requin is \ʁə.kɛ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54615, 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\. requin is at rank #9,907, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.kɛ̃\.

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 54615, this pair ranks #132,828 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réduis vs requin

Shared letters: iru. Private to "réduis": dsé. Private to "requin": enq.

"réduis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "requin" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • requinerquin · reqiun · reqquin · requinn · requni · reuqin · rqeuin · rrequin

Frequency comparison

réduis#44,708
requin#9,907

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réduis" and "requin" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réduis" is a verb and "requin" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "réduis" or "requin"?
"requin" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,907 in our French list, against #44,708 for "réduis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering réduis vs requin

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “réduis”; for a noun, it's “requin”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “réduis” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list