Which to use
“adiciones” and “adopciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,910
- “adiciones” frequency rank
- #42,778
- “adopciones” frequency rank
- 76688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adiciones | adopciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de adición. | Forma del plural de adopción. |
Where the eye mixes adiciones and adopciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between adiciones and adopciones
A purely visual mix-up. adiciones ([að̞iˈsjones]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76688, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adiciones is recorded at frequency rank #33,910, classified as anoun, pronounced [að̞iˈsjones]. 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 76688, this pair ranks #17,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of adiciones vs adopciones
Shared letters: acdeinos. Private to "adiciones": -. Private to "adopciones": p.
"adiciones" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVVCVC · "adopciones" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- adiciones ← adciiones · addiciones · adicinoes · adicioens · adicioness · adicionnes · adicionse · adicoines
- adopciones ← addopciones · adocpiones · adopcciones · adopcinoes · adopcioens · adopcioness · adopcionnes · adopcionse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adiciones" for "adopciones" ever safe?
Frequency check: "adiciones" vs "adopciones" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "adiciones" and "adopciones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "adiciones" 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 #17,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adiciones" and "adopciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adiciones vs admisiones". 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 #17,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.