Which to use
“redação” and “redução” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,514
- “redação” frequency rank
- #2,394
- “redução” frequency rank
- 6908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redação | redução |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de redigir | ato ou efeito de reduzir |
Where the eye mixes redação and redução
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. redação and redução follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: redação vs redução
A purely visual mix-up. redação (/Rɨ.da.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and redução (/Rɨ.du.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) 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 a single letter - a in “redação” becomes u in “redução”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
redação is recorded at frequency rank #4,514, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.da.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. redução is at rank #2,394, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.du.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 6908, this pair ranks #67,392 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of redação vs redução
Shared letters: deorãç. Private to "redação": a. Private to "redução": u.
"redação" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "redução" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "redação" and "redução" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "redação" or "redução" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "redação" and "redução" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "redação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "redução" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,392 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redação" and "redução" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "redação vs refração". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #67,392 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.