Which to use
“adición” and “audición” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,747
- “adición” frequency rank
- #14,768
- “audición” frequency rank
- 27515
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adición | audición |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de sumar, añadir, agregar o adicionar. | Acción o efecto de oír. |
Where the eye mixes adición and audición
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. adición runs 7 letters (VCVCVVC) against audición's 8 (VVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between adición and audición
A purely visual mix-up. adición ([að̞iˈsjõn]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27515, 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]. 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 27515, this pair ranks #226,462 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adición vs audición
Shared letters: acdinó. Private to "adición": -. Private to "audición": u.
"adición" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC · "audición" · 8 letters · shape VVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adición" for "audición" ever safe?
Frequency check: "adición" vs "audición" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "audición" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,462 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adición" and "audición" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adición vs adiciones". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #226,462 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.