Which to use
“adición” and “adopción” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,747
- “adición” frequency rank
- #4,848
- “adopción” frequency rank
- 17595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adición | adopción |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de sumar, añadir, agregar o adicionar. | Acto legal mediante el cual se crea un vínculo de parentesco entre dos personas, que generalmente establece una relación de paternidad y/o maternidad. |
Where the eye mixes adición and adopción
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. adición runs 7 letters (VCVCVVC) against adopción's 8 (VCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between adición and adopción
A purely visual mix-up. adición ([að̞iˈsjõn]) and adopción ([að̞opˈsjõn]) 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 17595, 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]. adopción is at rank #4,848, tagged as anoun, pronounced [að̞opˈsjõn].
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 17595, this pair ranks #271,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of adición vs adopción
Shared letters: acdinó. Private to "adición": -. Private to "adopción": op.
"adición" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "adopción" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adición" for "adopción" ever safe?
Frequency check: "adición" vs "adopción" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "adopción" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adición" and "adopción" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adopción vs adopciones". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #271,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.