Which to use
“adicción” and “afección” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,902
- “adicción” frequency rank
- #23,290
- “afección” frequency rank
- 32192
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adicción | afección |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Apego o inclinación de una persona a otra por afecto o cariño. |
Where the eye mixes adicción and afección
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. adicción and afección follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between adicción and afección
A purely visual mix-up. adicción ([að̞ikˈsjõn]) and afección ([afekˈsjõn]) 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 32192, 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]. afección is at rank #23,290, tagged as anoun, pronounced [afekˈsjõn].
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 32192, this pair ranks #203,273 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adicción vs afección
Shared letters: acinó. Private to "adicción": d. Private to "afección": ef.
"adicción" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC · "afección" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "adicción" and "afección" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "adicción" or "afección" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "afección" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #203,273 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adicción" and "afección" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "afección vs aflicción". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #203,273 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.