Which to use
“Adaption” and “addition” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,404
- “Adaption” frequency rank
- #26,734
- “addition” frequency rank
- 50138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Adaption | addition |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Anpassung oder Anpassungsvermögen | Addition |
Where the eye mixes Adaption and addition
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Adaption vs addition
A purely visual mix-up. Adaption ([adapˈt͡si̯oːn]) and addition ([əˈdɪʃn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Adaption is recorded at frequency rank #23,404, classified as anoun, pronounced [adapˈt͡si̯oːn]. addition is at rank #26,734, tagged as anoun, pronounced [əˈdɪʃn].
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 50138, this pair ranks #1,185,192 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Adaption vs addition
Shared letters: adinot. Private to "Adaption": p. Private to "addition": -.
"Adaption" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC · "addition" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Adaption" and "addition" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Adaption" or "addition"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Adaption" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "addition" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,185,192 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Adaption" and "addition" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Adaption vs adaptive". 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 #1,185,192 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.