Which to use
“Adam” is a name and “adds” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,608
- “Adam” frequency rank
- #3,734
- “adds” frequency rank
- 6342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Adam | adds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The first man and the progenitor of the human race. | plural of add |
Where the eye mixes Adam and adds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Adam is /ˈæd.əm/ while adds is /æ(d)z/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Adam is recorded at frequency rank #2,608, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈæd.əm/. adds is at rank #3,734, tagged as anoun, pronounced /æ(d)z/.
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 6342, this pair ranks #511,809 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Adam vs adds
Shared letters: ad. Private to "Adam": m. Private to "adds": s.
"Adam" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "adds" · 4 letters · shape VCCC