# Adaption vs addition

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Adaption
*noun · IPA [adapˈt͡si̯oːn] · frequency rank #23,404*
Anpassung oder Anpassungsvermögen

### addition
*noun · IPA [əˈdɪʃn] · frequency rank #26,734*
Addition

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/adaption-vs-addition