Which to use
“addictif” is an adjective and “addiction” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,806
- “addictif” frequency rank
- #14,840
- “addiction” frequency rank
- 46646
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | addictif | addiction |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Susceptible de provoquer une addiction, c’est-à-dire une dépendance très importante empêchant le sujet de se livrer à toute autre activité de pensée que celle concernant la substance, l’activité ou la société addictive elle-même. | Dépendance physique à une drogue, entraînant une perte de liberté d'action. |
Where the eye mixes addictif and addiction
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. addictif runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against addiction's 9 (VCCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: addictif vs addiction
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: addictif is \a.dik.tif\ while addiction is \a.dik.sjɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46646, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
addictif is recorded at frequency rank #31,806, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.dik.tif\. addiction is at rank #14,840, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.dik.sjɔ̃\.
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 46646, this pair ranks #193,298 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of addictif vs addiction
Shared letters: acdit. Private to "addictif": f. Private to "addiction": no.
"addictif" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "addiction" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "addictif" and "addiction" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "addictif" vs "addiction" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "addictif" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "addiction" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,298 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "addictif" and "addiction" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "addictif vs addicts". 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 #193,298 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.