Which to use
“adicciones” and “adopciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,647
- “adicciones” frequency rank
- #42,778
- “adopciones” frequency rank
- 66425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adicciones | adopciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de adicción. | Forma del plural de adopción. |
Where the eye mixes adicciones and adopciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between adicciones and adopciones
A purely visual mix-up. adicciones ([að̞ikˈsjones]) and adopciones ([að̞opˈsjones]) 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 66425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adicciones is recorded at frequency rank #23,647, classified as anoun, pronounced [að̞ikˈsjones]. adopciones is at rank #42,778, tagged as anoun, pronounced [að̞opˈsjones].
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 66425, this pair ranks #39,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of adicciones vs adopciones
Shared letters: acdeinos. Private to "adicciones": -. Private to "adopciones": p.
"adicciones" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVVCVC · "adopciones" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- adicciones ← adciciones · addicciones · adiccinoes · adiccioens · adiccioness · adiccionnes · adiccionse · adiccoines
- adopciones ← addopciones · adocpiones · adopcciones · adopcinoes · adopcioens · adopcioness · adopcionnes · adopcionse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adicciones" for "adopciones" ever safe?
Which is more common, "adicciones" or "adopciones"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "adicciones" and "adopciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "adicciones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adopciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adicciones" and "adopciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acepciones vs adopciones". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #39,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.