Which to use
“réduise” and “réduisez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,980
- “réduise” frequency rank
- #46,424
- “réduisez” frequency rank
- 87404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réduise | réduisez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de réduire. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de réduire. |
Where the eye mixes réduise and réduisez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. réduise runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against réduisez's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: réduise vs réduisez
A purely visual mix-up. réduise (\ʁe.dɥiz\) and réduisez (\ʁe.dɥi.ze\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “réduise” sits inside “réduisez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87404, 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\. réduisez is at rank #46,424, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.dɥi.ze\.
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 87404, this pair ranks #8,331 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réduise vs réduisez
Shared letters: deirsué. Private to "réduise": -. Private to "réduisez": z.
"réduise" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "réduisez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réduise" for "réduisez" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "réduise" or "réduisez" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "réduise" and "réduisez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réduise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réduisez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,331 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réduise" and "réduisez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réduis vs réduisez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #8,331 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.