additionsvsauditionWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“additions” and “audition” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,557
“additions” frequency rank
#9,998
“audition” frequency rank
19555
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature additions audition
Definition plural of addition A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.

Where the eye mixes additions and audition

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
additions
8 ch
audition

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. additions (/əˈdɪʃənz/) and audition (/ɑˈdɪʃən/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19555, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

additions is recorded at frequency rank #9,557, classified as anoun, pronounced /əˈdɪʃənz/. audition is at rank #9,998, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɑˈdɪʃən/.

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 19555, this pair ranks #437,365 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of additions vs audition

Shared letters: adinot. Private to "additions": s. Private to "audition": u.

"additions" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC  ·  "audition" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • additionsaddiitons · additinos · additionns · additionss · additiosn · additoins · addittions · addtiions
  • auditionaduition · auddition · audiiton · audision · auditino · auditionn · auditoin · audittion

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "additions" and "audition" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/əˈdɪʃənz/ versus /ɑˈdɪʃən/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "additions" or "audition"?
"additions" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,557 in our English list, against #9,998 for "audition". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list