Which to use
“réduisant” is an adjective and “réduisent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,294
- “réduisant” frequency rank
- #16,000
- “réduisent” frequency rank
- 27294
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réduisant | réduisent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter) | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de réduire. |
Letter map: réduisant vs réduisent
Shared letters muted; letters that set réduisant and réduisent apart highlighted. Shared run: 8. réduisant and réduisent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: réduisant vs réduisent
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: réduisant is anadjective and réduisentaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “réduisant” becomes e in “réduisent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27294, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réduisant is recorded at frequency rank #11,294, classified as anadj. réduisent is at rank #16,000, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.dɥiz\.
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 27294, this pair ranks #329,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réduisant vs réduisent
Shared letters: dinrstué. Private to "réduisant": a. Private to "réduisent": e.
"réduisant" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC · "réduisent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "réduisant" vs "réduisent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "réduisant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réduisent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #329,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réduisant" and "réduisent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réduisent vs réduisez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #329,901 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.