adición
[að̞iˈsjõn]
The verdict
“adición” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #12,747 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #12,747
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de sumar, añadir, agregar o adicionar.
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 | adición |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [að̞iˈsjõn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #12,747 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “adición” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for adición is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [að̞iˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,747 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 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 adición, with forms such as "adciión", "addición", and "adicinó". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "adicto", "afición", "adictos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is adición, spelled A-D-I-C-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de sumar, añadir, agregar o adicionar.
- 2Anexión o añadidura que se hace para aumentar algo, en particular a obras escritas o de ingeniería.
- 3Ingrediente, aditamento o aditivo que se añade a un metal en procesos de aleación.
- 4Operación de la suma.
- 5Combinación de dos o más moléculas en una reacción química, llegando a ser una sola.
- 6Nota u objeción que se hace a una cuenta.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: adciión,addición,adicinó,adiciónn,adicóin,adiicón,adisión,aidción,daición
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of adición - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “adición”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-D-I-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [að̞iˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “adicto” - see the side-by-side comparison. adición vs adicto
- 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.