réduise vs réduisent, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“réduise” and “réduisent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,980
“réduise” frequency rank: #16,000
“réduisent” frequency rank: 56980
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	réduise	réduisent
Definition	Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de réduire.	Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de réduire.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set réduise and réduisent apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

réduise

9 ch

réduisent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. réduise and réduisent are pronounced identically (\ʁe.dɥiz\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “réduise” sits inside “réduisent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réduise is recorded at frequency rank #40,980, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.dɥiz\. 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 56980, this pair ranks #117,752 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réduise vs réduisent

Shared letters: deirsué. Private to "réduise": -. Private to "réduisent": nt.

"réduise" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "réduisent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC

Frequency comparison

réduise#40,980

réduisent#16,000

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réduise" and "réduisent" be used interchangeably?

No. They are pronounced the same (\ʁe.dɥiz\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.

Which is more common, "réduise" or "réduisent"?

"réduisent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,000 in our French list, against #40,980 for "réduise". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering réduise vs réduisent

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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