Which to use
“adicción” and “audición” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,902
- “adicción” frequency rank
- #14,768
- “audición” frequency rank
- 23670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adicción | audición |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Acción o efecto de oír. |
Where the eye mixes adicción and audición
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. adicción (VCVCCVVC) and audición (VVCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between adicción and audición
A purely visual mix-up. adicción ([að̞ikˈsjõn]) and audición ([awð̞iˈsjõn]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23670, 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]. audición is at rank #14,768, tagged as anoun, pronounced [awð̞iˈsjõn].
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 23670, this pair ranks #244,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of adicción vs audición
Shared letters: acdinó. Private to "adicción": -. Private to "audición": u.
"adicción" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC · "audición" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "adicción" and "audición" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "adicción" or "audición" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "adicción" and "audición" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "adicción" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "audición" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adicción" and "audición" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abdicación vs adicción". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #244,700 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.