Which to use
“adicción” and “afición” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,902
- “adicción” frequency rank
- #7,812
- “afición” frequency rank
- 16714
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adicción | afición |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Inclinación, gusto, vivo interés o amor hacia una persona, actividad o cosa. |
Where the eye mixes adicción and afición
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. adicción runs 8 letters (VCVCCVVC) against afición's 7 (VCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: adicción vs afición
A purely visual mix-up. adicción ([að̞ikˈsjõn]) and afición ([afiˈsjõn]) 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 16714, 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]. afición is at rank #7,812, tagged as anoun, pronounced [afiˈsjõn].
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 16714, this pair ranks #275,062 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of adicción vs afición
Shared letters: acinó. Private to "adicción": d. Private to "afición": f.
"adicción" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC · "afición" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "adicción" and "afición" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "adicción" or "afición"?
What to do next
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 "afición" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #275,062 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adicción" and "afición" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "afición vs afinación". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #275,062 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.