Which to use
“réduise” is a verb and “réduite” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,980
- “réduise” frequency rank
- #4,708
- “réduite” frequency rank
- 45688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réduise | réduite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de réduire. | Féminin singulier de réduit. |
Where the eye mixes réduise and réduite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. réduise and réduite follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: réduise vs réduite
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réduise is \ʁe.dɥiz\ while réduite is \ʁe.dɥit\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - s in “réduise” becomes t in “réduite”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45688, 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\. réduite is at rank #4,708, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.dɥit\.
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 45688, this pair ranks #200,811 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réduise vs réduite
Shared letters: deirué. Private to "réduise": s. Private to "réduite": t.
"réduise" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "réduite" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réduise" for "réduite" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "réduise" or "réduite" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "réduise" and "réduite" 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 "réduite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,811 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réduise" and "réduite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réduise vs réduisez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #200,811 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.