réduisevsréviséConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#40,980
“réduise” frequency rank
#16,472
“révisé” frequency rank
57452
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réduise révisé
Definition Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de réduire. Participe passé masculin singulier de réviser.

Where the eye mixes réduise and révisé

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réduise runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against révisé's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
réduise
6 ch
révisé

Visual trap between réduise and révisé

A purely visual mix-up. réduise (\ʁe.dɥiz\) and révisé (\ʁe.vi.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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57452, 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\. révisé is at rank #16,472, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.vi.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 57452, this pair ranks #114,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réduise vs révisé

Shared letters: irsé. Private to "réduise": deu. Private to "révisé": v.

"réduise" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "révisé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "réduise" and "révisé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.dɥiz\ versus \ʁe.vi.ze\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "réduise" or "révisé"?
"révisé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,472 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.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "réduise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "révisé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #114,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réduise" and "révisé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réduise vs réduisez". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #114,974 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list