adicionesvsaficionesConfusable pair

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.

9 ch
adiciones
9 ch
aficiones

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

  • adicionesadciiones · addiciones · adicinoes · adicioens · adicioness · adicionnes · adicionse · adicoines
  • aficionesafciiones · afficiones · aficciones · aficinoes · aficioens · aficioness · aficionnes · aficionse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "adiciones" for "aficiones" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([að̞iˈsjones] versus [afiˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "adiciones" vs "aficiones" - which ranks higher?
"aficiones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,712 in our Spanish list, against #33,910 for "adiciones". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list