# addition vs Adoption

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Adoption
*noun · IPA [adɔpˈt͡si̯oːn] · frequency rank #18,458*
rechtliche Annahme eines nicht leiblichen Kindes als eigenes Kind

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