adicionesvsambicionesConfusable pair

Which to use

“adiciones” and “ambiciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,910
“adiciones” frequency rank
#13,182
“ambiciones” frequency rank
47092
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature adiciones ambiciones
Definition Forma del plural de adición. Forma del plural de ambición.

Where the eye mixes adiciones and ambiciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

9 ch
adiciones
10 ch
ambiciones

Why the eye confuses adiciones with ambiciones

A purely visual mix-up. adiciones ([að̞iˈsjones]) and ambiciones ([ãmbiˈsjones]) 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 47092, 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]. ambiciones is at rank #13,182, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ãmbiˈsjones].

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 47092, this pair ranks #121,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of adiciones vs ambiciones

Shared letters: aceinos. Private to "adiciones": d. Private to "ambiciones": bm.

"adiciones" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVVCVC  ·  "ambiciones" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • adicionesadciiones · addiciones · adicinoes · adicioens · adicioness · adicionnes · adicionse · adicoines
  • ambicionesabmiciones · ambbiciones · ambciiones · ambicciones · ambicinoes · ambicioens · ambicioness · ambicionnes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "adiciones" and "ambiciones" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([að̞iˈsjones] versus [ãmbiˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "adiciones" or "ambiciones"?
"ambiciones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,182 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.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "adiciones" and "ambiciones" 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 "ambiciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #121,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "adiciones" and "ambiciones" 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 #121,984 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