réduitesvsréduitsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#13,684
“réduites” frequency rank
#9,386
“réduits” frequency rank
23070
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réduites réduits
Definition Féminin pluriel de réduit. Masculin pluriel de réduit.

Where the eye mixes réduites and réduits

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. réduites runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against réduits's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
réduites
7 ch
réduits

Visual trap between réduites and réduits

A purely visual mix-up. réduites (\ʁe.dɥit\) and réduits (\ʁe.dɥi\) 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 23070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réduites is recorded at frequency rank #13,684, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.dɥit\. réduits is at rank #9,386, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.dɥi\.

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 23070, this pair ranks #354,544 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of réduites vs réduits

Shared letters: dirstué. Private to "réduites": e. Private to "réduits": -.

"réduites" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC  ·  "réduits" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "réduites" for "réduits" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.dɥit\ versus \ʁe.dɥi\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "réduites" or "réduits" show up more?
"réduits" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,386 in our French list, against #13,684 for "réduites". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "réduites" and "réduits" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "réduites" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "réduits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #354,544 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réduites" and "réduits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réduisez vs réduites". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #354,544 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