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.
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