Which to use
“redução” and “rendição” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,394
- “redução” frequency rank
- #16,158
- “rendição” frequency rank
- 18552
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redução | rendição |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de reduzir | ato ou efeito de render-se |
Where the eye mixes redução and rendição
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. redução runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against rendição's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between redução and rendição
A purely visual mix-up. redução (/Rɨ.du.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and rendição (/Rẽ.di.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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18552, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
redução is recorded at frequency rank #2,394, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.du.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. rendição is at rank #16,158, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rẽ.di.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 18552, this pair ranks #52,409 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of redução vs rendição
Shared letters: deorãç. Private to "redução": u. Private to "rendição": in.
"redução" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "rendição" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "redução" and "rendição" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "redução" or "rendição" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "redução" and "rendição" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "redução" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rendição" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,409 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redução" and "rendição" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "receção vs redução". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #52,409 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.