Which to use
“adición” and “afición” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,747
- “adición” frequency rank
- #7,812
- “afición” frequency rank
- 20559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adición | afición |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de sumar, añadir, agregar o adicionar. | Inclinación, gusto, vivo interés o amor hacia una persona, actividad o cosa. |
Where the eye mixes adición and afición
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. adición and afición follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: adición vs afición
A purely visual mix-up. adición ([að̞iˈsjõn]) and afición ([afiˈsjõn]) 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 a single letter - d in “adición” becomes f in “afición”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20559, 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]. afición is at rank #7,812, tagged as anoun, pronounced [afiˈsjõn].
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 20559, this pair ranks #258,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of adición vs afición
Shared letters: acinó. Private to "adición": d. Private to "afición": f.
"adición" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "afición" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "adición" and "afición" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "adición" or "afición" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "adición" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "afición" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adición" and "afición" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "afición vs afinación". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #258,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.