adicional

[að̞isjoˈnal]

/[að̞isjoˈnal]/ adj

The verdict

“adicional” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,753 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.

#3,753
frequency rank, Spanish
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que se agrega

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

adicional vs adiciones
78% similar
adicional vs adicionales
82% similar
adicional vs adición
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for adicional
PropertyValue
Headwordadicional
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[að̞isjoˈnal]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,753
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “adicional” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). adicional lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for adicional is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [að̞isjoˈnal]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,753 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "que se agrega".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for adicional, with forms such as "adciional", "addicional", and "adiccional". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "adiciones", "adicionales", "adición", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is adicional, spelled A-D-I-C-I-O-N-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    que se agrega

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: adciional,addicional,adiccional,adicinoal,adicioanl,adicionall,adicionla,adicionnal,adicoinal,adiiconal,adisional,aidcional,daicional

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of adicional - 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.

adciional2addicional1adiccional1adicinoal2adicioanl2adicionall1adicionla2adicionnal1
Edit distance from "adicional"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adicional"?
"adicional" is spelled A-D-I-C-I-O-N-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [að̞isjoˈnal].
What does "adicional" mean?
As an adjective, "adicional" means: que se agrega
What words are commonly confused with "adicional"?
"adicional" is commonly confused with "adiciones", "adicionales", "adición". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "adicional"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adicional" is [að̞isjoˈnal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adicional" come from?
"adicional" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “adicional”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-D-I-C-I-O-N-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [að̞isjoˈnal] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “adiciones” - see the side-by-side comparison. adicional vs adiciones
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list