Which to use
“réduisez” and “refusez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,424
- “réduisez” frequency rank
- #28,714
- “refusez” frequency rank
- 75138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réduisez | refusez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de réduire. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de refuser. |
Where the eye mixes réduisez and refusez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réduisez runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against refusez's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: réduisez vs refusez
A purely visual mix-up. réduisez (\ʁe.dɥi.ze\) and refusez (\ʁə.fy.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 75138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réduisez is recorded at frequency rank #46,424, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.dɥi.ze\. refusez is at rank #28,714, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.fy.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 75138, this pair ranks #35,026 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réduisez vs refusez
Shared letters: ersuz. Private to "réduisez": dié. Private to "refusez": f.
"réduisez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "refusez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- refusez ← erfusez · reffusez · refsuez · refuesz · refusezz · refussez · refusze · reufsez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réduisez" for "refusez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "réduisez" vs "refusez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "réduisez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "refusez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,026 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réduisez" and "refusez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réduis 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 #35,026 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.