réduisantvsréduisentConfusable pair

Quick tell: réduisant is a adjective, réduisent is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

9 ch
réduisant
9 ch
réduisent

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

Can "réduisant" and "réduisent" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réduisant" is an adjective and "réduisent" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "réduisant" vs "réduisent" - which ranks higher?
"réduisant" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,294 in our French list, against #16,000 for "réduisent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "réduisant" and "réduisent". Here's where to go from here.

  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list