Which to use
“réduise” is a verb and “requis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,980
- “réduise” frequency rank
- #6,549
- “requis” frequency rank
- 47529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réduise | requis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de réduire. | D’une chose ou d’un concept : qui fait partie de conditions fixées par la loi ou un règlement. |
Where the eye mixes réduise and requis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réduise runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against requis's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: réduise vs requis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réduise is \ʁe.dɥiz\ while requis is \ʁə.ki\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47529, 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\. requis is at rank #6,549, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.ki\.
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 47529, this pair ranks #186,240 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réduise vs requis
Shared letters: eirsu. Private to "réduise": dé. Private to "requis": q.
"réduise" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "requis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- requis ← erquis · reqius · reqquis · requiss · requsi · reuqis · rqeuis · rrequis
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réduise" and "requis" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "réduise" vs "requis" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "réduise" and "requis" 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 "requis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,240 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réduise" and "requis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réduise vs réduisez". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #186,240 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.