Which to use
“addictif” and “addicts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,806
- “addictif” frequency rank
- #47,134
- “addicts” frequency rank
- 78940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | addictif | addicts |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Masculin pluriel de addict. |
Where the eye mixes addictif and addicts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. addictif runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against addicts's 7 (VCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses addictif with addicts
A purely visual mix-up. addictif (\a.dik.tif\) and addicts (\a.dikt\) 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 78940, 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\. addicts is at rank #47,134, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.dikt\.
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 78940, this pair ranks #24,460 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of addictif vs addicts
Shared letters: acdit. Private to "addictif": f. Private to "addicts": s.
"addictif" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "addicts" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "addictif" and "addicts" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "addictif" or "addicts"?
After this comparison
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 "addicts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,460 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "addictif" and "addicts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "addicts vs audits". 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 #24,460 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.