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. |
Same sound, different letters: réduise vs réduisent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. réduise runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against réduisent's 9 (CVCVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - réduise and réduisent
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réduise" and "réduisent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "réduise" or "réduisent"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "réduise" 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 #117,752 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réduise" and "réduisent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réduise vs réduisez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #117,752 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.