Which to use
“réduits” is an adjective and “requins” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,386
- “réduits” frequency rank
- #11,473
- “requins” frequency rank
- 20859
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réduits | requins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de réduit. | Pluriel de requin. |
Where the eye mixes réduits and requins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réduits and requins follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between réduits and requins
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réduits is \ʁe.dɥi\ while requins is \ʁə.kɛ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20859, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réduits is recorded at frequency rank #9,386, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.dɥi\. requins is at rank #11,473, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.kɛ̃\.
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 20859, this pair ranks #366,121 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réduits vs requins
Shared letters: irsu. Private to "réduits": dté. Private to "requins": enq.
"réduits" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "requins" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- requins ← erquins · reqiuns · reqquins · requinns · requinss · requisn · requnis · reuqins
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réduits" and "requins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "réduits" or "requins" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "réduits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "requins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #366,121 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réduits" and "requins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réduits vs refaits". 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 #366,121 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.