Which to use
“adicción” and “adopción” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,902
- “adicción” frequency rank
- #4,848
- “adopción” frequency rank
- 13750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adicción | adopción |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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 desea dejarlo y no puede; como adicción al alcohol, drogas o, a prácticas como los juegos, las compras, el trabajo, etc. | Acto legal mediante el cual se crea un vínculo de parentesco entre dos personas, que generalmente establece una relación de paternidad y/o maternidad. |
Where the eye mixes adicción and adopción
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. adicción and adopción follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses adicción with adopción
A purely visual mix-up. adicción ([að̞ikˈsjõn]) and adopción ([að̞opˈsjõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13750, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adicción is recorded at frequency rank #8,902, classified as anoun, pronounced [að̞ikˈsjõn]. adopción is at rank #4,848, tagged as anoun, pronounced [að̞opˈsjõn].
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 13750, this pair ranks #286,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of adicción vs adopción
Shared letters: acdinó. Private to "adicción": -. Private to "adopción": op.
"adicción" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC · "adopción" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adicción" for "adopción" ever safe?
Frequency check: "adicción" vs "adopción" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "adicción" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adopción" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adicción" and "adopción" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adopción vs adopciones". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #286,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.