réduitsvsresultsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: réduits is a adjective, results is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“réduits” is an adjective and “results” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,386
“réduits” frequency rank
#40,965
“results” frequency rank
50351
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réduits results
Definition Masculin pluriel de réduit. Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe result.

Where the eye mixes réduits and results

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réduits (CVCVVCC) and results (CVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
réduits
7 ch
results

Visual trap between réduits and results

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réduits is \ʁe.dɥi\ while results is \ɹɪˈzʌlts\. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50351, 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\. results is at rank #40,965, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɹɪˈzʌlts\.

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 50351, this pair ranks #163,319 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réduits vs results

Shared letters: rstu. Private to "réduits": dié. Private to "results": el.

"réduits" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC  ·  "results" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • results ← ersults · resluts · ressults · resullts · resulst · resultss · resultts · resutls

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "réduits" for "results" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réduits" is an adjective and "results" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "réduits" vs "results" - which ranks higher?
"réduits" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,386 in our French list, against #40,965 for "results". 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 "réduits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "results" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #163,319 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "réduits" and "results" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "résulté vs results". 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 #163,319 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