Which to use
“adiciones” and “aficiones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,910
- “adiciones” frequency rank
- #24,712
- “aficiones” frequency rank
- 58622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adiciones | aficiones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de adición. | Forma del plural de afición. |
Where the eye mixes adiciones and aficiones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between adiciones and aficiones
A purely visual mix-up. adiciones ([að̞iˈsjones]) and aficiones ([afiˈsjones]) 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 “adiciones” becomes f in “aficiones”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58622, 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]. aficiones is at rank #24,712, tagged as anoun, pronounced [afiˈsjones].
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 58622, this pair ranks #65,787 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of adiciones vs aficiones
Shared letters: aceinos. Private to "adiciones": d. Private to "aficiones": f.
"adiciones" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVVCVC · "aficiones" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adiciones" for "aficiones" ever safe?
Frequency check: "adiciones" vs "aficiones" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "adiciones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aficiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,787 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adiciones" and "aficiones" 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 #65,787 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.