Which to use
“adición” and “admisión” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,747
- “adición” frequency rank
- #8,462
- “admisión” frequency rank
- 21209
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adición | admisión |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de sumar, añadir, agregar o adicionar. | Acción o efecto de admitir (aceptar, recibir, permitir). |
Where the eye mixes adición and admisión
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. adición runs 7 letters (VCVCVVC) against admisión's 8 (VCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: adición vs admisión
A purely visual mix-up. adición ([að̞iˈsjõn]) and admisión ([að̞miˈsjõn]) 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 21209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adición is recorded at frequency rank #12,747, classified as anoun, pronounced [að̞iˈsjõn]. admisión is at rank #8,462, tagged as anoun, pronounced [að̞miˈsjõn].
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 21209, this pair ranks #255,920 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of adición vs admisión
Shared letters: adinó. Private to "adición": c. Private to "admisión": ms.
"adición" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "admisión" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "adición" and "admisión" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "adición" vs "admisión" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "adición" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "admisión" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,920 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adición" and "admisión" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "admisión vs admisiones". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #255,920 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.