Which to use
“réduisez” and “relisez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,424
- “réduisez” frequency rank
- #42,576
- “relisez” frequency rank
- 89000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réduisez | relisez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de réduire. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de relire. |
Where the eye mixes réduisez and relisez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réduisez runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against relisez's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between réduisez and relisez
A purely visual mix-up. réduisez (\ʁe.dɥi.ze\) and relisez (\ʁə.li.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 89000, 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\. relisez is at rank #42,576, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.li.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 89000, this pair ranks #6,292 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of réduisez vs relisez
Shared letters: eirsz. Private to "réduisez": dué. Private to "relisez": l.
"réduisez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "relisez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- relisez ← erlisez · reilsez · reliesz · relisezz · relissez · relisze · rellisez · relsiez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "réduisez" and "relisez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "réduisez" vs "relisez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "réduisez" and "relisez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réduisez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "relisez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,292 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réduisez" and "relisez" 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 #6,292 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.