Which to use
“adicción” and “aflicción” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,902
- “adicción” frequency rank
- #31,622
- “aflicción” frequency rank
- 40524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adicción | aflicción |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Dolor moral o físico, pesadumbre. |
Where the eye mixes adicción and aflicción
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. adicción runs 8 letters (VCVCCVVC) against aflicción's 9 (VCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses adicción with aflicción
A purely visual mix-up. adicción ([að̞ikˈsjõn]) and aflicción ([aflikˈsjõn]) 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 40524, 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]. aflicción is at rank #31,622, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aflikˈsjõn].
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 40524, this pair ranks #158,610 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adicción vs aflicción
Shared letters: acinó. Private to "adicción": d. Private to "aflicción": fl.
"adicción" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC · "aflicción" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "adicción" and "aflicción" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "adicción" or "aflicción"?
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 "aflicción" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,610 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adicción" and "aflicción" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "afección vs aflicción". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #158,610 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.