adicción
[að̞ikˈsjõn]
The verdict
“adicción” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #8,902 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,902
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Estado de dependencia psicológica y fisiológica, asociado con el ansia, un alivio temporal y consecuencias negativas a largo plazo, junto con un impedimento para controlarlo, de modo que la persona...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | adicción |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [að̞ikˈsjõn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #8,902 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “adicción” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for adicción is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [að̞ikˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,902 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for adicción, with forms such as "adcición", "addicción", and "adiccinó". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "afición", "adición", "adopción", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is adicción, spelled A-D-I-C-C-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Estado de dependencia psicológica y fisiológica, asociado con el ansia, un alivio temporal y consecuencias negativas a largo plazo, junto con un impedimento para controlarlo, de modo que la persona desea dejarlo y no puede; como adicción al alcohol, drogas o, a prácticas como los juegos, las compras, el trabajo, etc.
- 2Afición excesiva a algo en particular.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: adcición,addicción,adiccinó,adicciónn,adiccóin,adicicón,adicsión,aidcción,daicción
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of adicción - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “adicción”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-D-I-C-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [að̞ikˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “afición” - see the side-by-side comparison. adicción vs afición
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.