Which to use
“addictif” and “additif” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,806
- “addictif” frequency rank
- #36,230
- “additif” frequency rank
- 68036
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | addictif | additif |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Qui s’ajoute, qui s’additionne, qui complète. |
Where the eye mixes addictif and additif
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. addictif runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against additif's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between addictif and additif
A purely visual mix-up. addictif (\a.dik.tif\) and additif (\a.di.tif\) 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 68036, 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\. additif is at rank #36,230, tagged as anadj, pronounced \a.di.tif\.
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 68036, this pair ranks #60,872 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of addictif vs additif
Shared letters: adfit. Private to "addictif": c. Private to "additif": -.
"addictif" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "additif" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "addictif" and "additif" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "addictif" vs "additif" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "addictif" and "additif" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "addictif" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "additif" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,872 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "addictif" and "additif" 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 #60,872 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.