Which to use
“acción” and “adición” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #639
- “acción” frequency rank
- #12,747
- “adición” frequency rank
- 13386
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acción | adición |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acto de llevar a cabo algo; desgaste de energía que produce unos resultados. | Acción o efecto de sumar, añadir, agregar o adicionar. |
Where the eye mixes acción and adición
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. acción runs 6 letters (VCCVVC) against adición's 7 (VCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: acción vs adición
A purely visual mix-up. acción ([akˈsjõn]) and adición ([að̞iˈsjõn]) 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 13386, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acción is recorded at frequency rank #639, classified as anoun, pronounced [akˈsjõn]. adición is at rank #12,747, tagged as anoun, pronounced [að̞iˈsjõn].
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 13386, this pair ranks #288,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acción vs adición
Shared letters: acinó. Private to "acción": -. Private to "adición": d.
"acción" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "adición" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acción" for "adición" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "acción" or "adición" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "acción" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adición" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acción" and "adición" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adición vs adiciones". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #288,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.