# addition vs adoption

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### addition
*noun · IPA /əˈdɪʃ.ən/ · frequency rank #1,037*
The act of adding anything.

### adoption
*noun · IPA /əˈdɑp.ʃən/ · frequency rank #5,384*
The act of adopting.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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